Decision Maker – Frequently Asked Questions

Any decision where you have a defined list of options and no strong preference between them. Common uses: what to eat for dinner, which movie to watch, where to go on the weekend, which task to tackle first when everything feels equally urgent, which team member presents next. The tool works best for low-stakes decisions where analysis is creating more friction than the decision is worth.

The wheel uses Math.random() to determine where to stop. Each segment has equal probability regardless of label length or position. The animation is visual only — the result is determined before the spin starts. You can't influence the outcome by clicking at a particular moment.

Yes — add the same option multiple times to increase its probability. If "Pizza" appears twice and "Sushi" appears once, Pizza has a 2/3 chance of being selected. This is useful when you have a preference but want some randomness, or when a group has unequal buy-in for different options.

The entries persist while your browser tab is open, but not after you close it. Copy your list before closing if you use the same set of options regularly (like a weekly "what's for dinner" wheel). We don't have a cloud save feature — entries are stored only in your browser session.

Yes — there are presets for common decision types: food options, activity choices, yes/no decisions, and work prioritization. The presets give you a working wheel immediately without manual entry. You can edit the preset entries to match your actual options.

Spin again. Most people spin until they get a result they're happy with, which actually tells you what you wanted all along. If you find yourself consistently re-spinning away from a particular option, consider removing it — you probably didn't want it. The spinning process is as much about revealing preferences as it is about making random choices.

There's no enforced limit, but readability on screen drops after about 20 options. For practical decisions, 3–8 options is the sweet spot. More than 10 starts to feel overwhelming and defeats the purpose of reducing decision fatigue. Each option gets an equal-sized segment regardless of how many you add.

Yes — it works for any situation where a group has agreed that a random selection is acceptable. Team lunch choices, who leads the next meeting, which agenda item goes first, which feature gets prioritized this sprint (when stakeholders genuinely can't decide). Share your screen and spin live so everyone sees the result simultaneously. The visual spin adds legitimacy in a way that someone just announcing a decision doesn't.

Yes — each spin is independent. Re-spinning gives a fresh random result with no memory of previous spins. If you want to commit to the first result, agree on that rule before spinning. Some groups use a one-spin rule for all decisions; others allow one re-spin. The tool itself doesn't enforce any re-spin limits.