Spin the wheel Decision wheel
More useful than a coin toss
A plain yes or no answer is fine for small things, and the site has a separate yes or no wheel for that. Bigger questions rarely have two clean sides. Should you sign up for the class, repaint the kitchen, reply to that email now? What usually helps is a method: wait a night, ask someone, try it for a day, or just commit to the cheaper version.
The 20 answers on this wheel are those methods. Some push you to act (do it today, go for the bold choice), some slow you down (sleep on it, wait a week), and a few hand the choice to someone else. Two fields, option A and option B, work as a plain tiebreaker when you have already narrowed it to two.
There is also a well known trick behind it. When the wheel lands and you feel a small pang of disappointment, you just learned which way you were leaning. Many people spin once only to find that out.
What's on this wheel
- Do it today
- Sleep on it
- Ask a friend
- Pick the cheaper one
- Go with your gut
- Write pros and cons
- Wait a week
- Start small
- Go for the bold choice
- Skip it this time
- Do the easy part first
- Ask an expert
- Take a walk first
- Choose option A
- Choose option B
- Let someone else pick
- Decide in 5 minutes
- Try it for a day
- Pick the safe option
- Do the scarier one
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How to use the decision wheel
- Write your question in the title field above the wheel, so it is clear what you are deciding.
- Open Entries and delete answers that make no sense for this question. Choosing between two jackets? Wait a week is probably out.
- Press Spin and do what it says, within reason.
- If you have your own options, replace the list with them, for example the three apartments you are looking at, and spin those instead.
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Decision wheel FAQ
Should I really let a wheel make important decisions?
Let it pick the next step, not your life. For a job offer or a move, use it to get unstuck: if it says ask an expert, call someone who knows the field. The final call is still yours.
How is this different from the yes or no wheel?
The yes or no wheel answers one question with yes, no or maybe. This one gives you a way to move forward, such as start small or write pros and cons, which works for questions that are not a simple yes or no.
Can I lean the wheel toward one answer?
Yes. Write a weight after an entry, like Do it today *3, and that answer gets three times the space on the wheel. People who tend to put things off often weight the action answers this way.
Can I save a wheel for decisions I face often?
Edited wheels are saved under My wheels in this browser. Make one for weekend plans, one for where to order lunch, and pick it from the list next time.
Can a group use it to settle an argument?
Agree on the options first, put them on the wheel, and spin once on a shared screen with Present. Everyone saw the same spin, so nobody can say the result was rigged.
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