Decision Balance Sheet

This repository contains a Python script and assets to generate an editable PDF Decision Balance Sheet. It reproduces the decision balance sheet originally produced by Practical Happiness and edited by Kasey Robinson of Hackeroos. The resulting PDF includes a logo at the top, a clear title, explanatory paragraphs, a wide multi‑line field for your decision topic, and four large form fields for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of staying the same versus making a change.

Project Note

This editable version was made for a BeyondBlue CBT Therapy service provider so the worksheet could be completed directly as a PDF. It was a small conversion, but it felt really good to do: a practical update that makes the tool easier to use in the service setting where it is needed.

Contents

• generate_decision_sheet.py – a Python script that uses reportlab to build the PDF and Pillow to embed the logo image. When run it produces DecisionBalanceSheet_Editable.pdf in the current directory.
• docs/Decision Balance Sheet.pdf - the original static worksheet.
• docs/DecisionBalanceSheet_Editable.pdf - the editable PDF form.
• assets/ - rendered preview screenshots used in this README.
• logo.png – the illustration used on the cover of the worksheet.
• LICENSE – the complete Creative Commons Attribution‑ShareAlike 4.0 International license text under which this work is distributed.

Downloads

• Decision Balance Sheet.pdf
• DecisionBalanceSheet_Editable.pdf

Preview

Before	After (editable)

Usage

1. Install the dependencies (ReportLab and Pillow). You can do this using pip:

   pip install reportlab Pillow

2. Run the script to generate the PDF:

   python generate_decision_sheet.py

   The script creates a file called DecisionBalanceSheet_Editable.pdf in the current directory. Open it with a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat, Preview or a modern web browser to fill in the form fields.

Attribution

This worksheet is based on the original by [Practical Happiness] (https://www.practicalhappiness.co.uk) and edited by Kasey Robinson of Hackeroos. Please retain this attribution if you modify or share the document. For license terms, see the LICENSE file.