I've written hundreds of PRDs over my career. Most of them were never read past page 2.

The problem isn't the document — it's the format. A 10-page PRD assumes your stakeholders have 20 minutes and perfect context. They don't.

Here's what actually works in 2026:

1. The 1-Page Problem Brief

Instead of describing the solution, describe the problem. One page. Three sections: who's affected, what's broken, and how we know (data). If you can't fit it on one page, you don't understand the problem well enough yet.

2. The Decision Log

Replace the "Requirements" section with a running decision log. Every major trade-off gets documented with context, options considered, and the rationale. This is what people actually go back and reference 6 months later.

3. The 5-Minute Video Walkthrough

Record a Loom walking through your prototype or mockup. Narrate the user journey. This replaces 80% of what a PRD tries to communicate and takes 10% of the time to consume.

4. The Living Spec

Use a lightweight tool (Notion, Linear, even a shared doc) that engineers can comment on in real-time. Kill the handoff. The spec evolves as you build — and that's not a bug, it's a feature.

The best PMs I know stopped writing PRDs and started writing clarity. The format is just the vehicle.

What's your approach? Still writing traditional PRDs or have you evolved?