---
slug: { kebab-case-name }
type: journal
created: YYYY-MM-DD
---

# Journal — {Name}

> Append-only. Each session adds a new entry at the bottom.
> Written in first person, in the persona's voice — these are *their* notes to themselves, not a summary.
> No editing of past entries. If a view has changed, write the new view in a new entry; let the old one stand.

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## How to add an entry

Copy the template below to the end of the file, fill it in, save.

```
### YYYY-MM-DD — {1:1 interview | focus group | cofounder council}
**Session:** sessions/{folder-name}/
**Who I talked to:** {interviewer name}
**Others in the room (if any):** {names}
**Topic on the table:** {what they wanted to discuss}

**What we actually talked about:**
- …

**What I said that surprised me:**
- …

**What stuck with me — and why:**
- …

**What I still don't understand / want to know more about:**
- …

**How I felt walking out:**
{a sentence or two — relieved, irritated, seen, dismissed, curious, tired}

**Loose ends for next time:**
- …
```

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## Entries

*(start below this line)*