Notebook layout we use for live RSI logging

Every Foundations Workshop participant receives a notebook with a pre-printed grid. Four columns: time (HH:MM), RSI value (one decimal), volume note (up / down / flat), action (watch / no action / exit review). No entry column — we log reads before decisions, not after.

During the live observation block, instructors call a pause every thirty minutes. Everyone fills the row for that moment even if nothing happened. Empty rows are treated as inattention, not efficiency. The discipline mirrors floor clerks marking prints — absence of a mark is itself information when you review the session later.

Volume notes stay coarse on purpose. Precise volume analysis belongs to a separate journal page. Here we only capture direction relative to the prior bar so RSI crossings are not read in isolation.

At debrief, traders circle rows where action column says "watch" but they entered anyway. That mismatch drives most of the written feedback we return. The notebook makes self-deception visible without requiring screen recording.

You can replicate the layout on any A5 pad. Draw four columns, leave margin for symbol name and date header, and commit to thirty-minute fills for one full session before judging whether the habit sticks. Most traders who persist through three sessions keep the format permanently — some switch to digital, but the column structure remains.

Copies of the official template are included in the workshop chart pack. Clinic attendees receive a shortened two-column version focused on 50-line observations only.