Decision Wheel
The decision wheel picks one of your options at random, and lets you give some options a bigger share of the wheel than others, which is how most real decisions look: several choices, not all equally appealing.
Replace Option A to D with the choices you are stuck between. Two works, and so do twenty. Spin, and the wheel lands on one of them.
Most decisions are not a fair coin toss. You might lean towards one restaurant, or know that one of four jobs on the list is the most urgent. Tap an option to change its chance, and its slice grows or shrinks to match, so the wheel reflects how you feel about the choices instead of treating them all the same. The draw is made with your browser's Web Crypto API before the wheel moves, and the chances are exactly the shares you set.
A wheel is good at a particular kind of decision: the ones where every option is acceptable and the cost is the time spent choosing. Where to eat, what to do first, which film, which route. It is a bad way to make decisions with a clear best answer that you have not worked out yet. If the result disappoints you, that is information. You had a favourite, and now you know which.
For a straight answer to one question, use the yes or no wheel. There are ready-made wheels for common choices, like what to eat and what to watch, and the guide to deciding by chance covers when handing a choice to chance helps and when it does not.
How to make a decision with a wheel
- List your options - Replace the sample options with the choices you are deciding between.
- Set the chances - Tap an option to give it a bigger or smaller chance, if some appeal more than others.
- Spin and check your reaction - Spin. If the result disappoints you, you probably preferred another option, and that is worth knowing.
Decision Wheel - questions
Can I make one option more likely than the others?
Yes. Tap the option and raise its chance. Its slice grows to match, and the draw uses the shares you set, so an option with double the share comes up twice as often.
How many options can I put on the wheel?
As many as you need. With a long list the labels get small, so for dozens of options a list-based tool like the bulk name picker is easier to read.
Is it a good idea to let a wheel decide?
For choices where every option is fine and the hard part is choosing, yes, it saves time. For decisions with a best answer you have not worked out yet, use the wheel to notice which result you were hoping for, then decide properly.