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Summarize a decision in a one-line email

Works with ChatGPT · Claude

What you’ll be able to do

Confirm a decision in a single clear sentence everyone can find later.

The problem

Decisions get lost in long threads, so people relitigate them.

What this skill does

AI writes a crisp 'we decided X, because Y, effective Z' confirmation.

When to use it

  • Use right after a decision is made in chat or a call.
Juni, the One AI Skill guide

Juni’s tip

Juni says: the shortest decision record is the one people actually reread.

The prompt

Main prompt
Summarize this decision in one or two clear lines for the record: [decision and context]. Include what we decided, why, and what changes now.
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Your prompt
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Weak vs. better

✗ Weak prompt

write up the decision

✓ Better prompt

Write a 1-2 line decision record from this: [decision and context]. Format: 'Decided: __ . Because: __ . Changes now: __ . Owner: __ .' Keep it findable and unambiguous.

Why this works

A one-line decision record stops the same debate from reopening next week.

Practice task

Try it now

Take a recent decision and write the one-liner you'd want to find in three months.

Self-check

  • States exactly what was decided
  • Notes the reason and what changes
  • Names an owner where relevant

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Burying the decision in a long recap
  • Omitting what actually changes
  • Leaving out who owns the follow-through

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