Guide · Beating indecision
Random Decision Maker
Updated: June 2026
Decision fatigue is real, and most of the choices that drain us don't deserve the energy. A random decision maker hands the small ones to chance: type the options, press a button, accept the answer, move on. This guide covers the simple yes/no, the this-or-that, the many-option pick, and the quietly useful trick of using your reaction to the result to learn what you actually wanted.
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Yes, no, or this vs. that
The smallest decision maker has two lines. Type Yes and No, press Pick, and you've got an impartial coin toss without a coin. Swap in real options — Go out / Stay in, Now / Later, Buy it / Wait — and it's a this-or-that decider. The short suspense reveal gives you a beat of anticipation, which is part of why it works: in that half-second of waiting, you often notice which answer you're quietly hoping for.
More than two options
Decisions rarely come down to exactly two. Where to eat, which project to start, which task to do first, which city to visit — list them all, one per line, and let the tool pick. Every option has an equal chance, so it's a genuinely impartial referee for any choice where the options are all acceptable and you just need to commit to one. Add or remove lines and re-pick freely; nothing is locked in until you decide to act on it.
The clarity trick
Here's the part people underrate: a random decision maker is also a feelings detector. When the result lands and your gut says "ugh, not that one", you've just learned something a pros-and-cons list might have taken an hour to surface. So treat the pick as a prompt, not a command — if you're relieved, go with it; if you're disappointed, you now know your real preference and can choose that instead. Either way you've broken the deadlock in seconds.
When the odds aren't even
Sometimes you lean one way but want to keep an option alive. Weighting lets you do exactly that. End a line with *N to give it more pull:
| Setup | Effect |
|---|---|
| Stay in, Go out | 50 / 50 |
| Stay in *3, Go out | Stay in 75%, Go out 25% |
| Save *2, Spend, Invest | Save 50%, others 25% each |
It's an honest middle ground: the decision still isn't fully in your hands, but it reflects the fact that the options aren't truly equal.
Yours alone
The choices you're agonising over are nobody else's business, and they stay that way. The options live only in the text box, the pick is made on your device, and nothing is uploaded, logged or synced to an account. There's no history trail of your dinner debates or career wobbles — close the tab and it's all gone. It also works offline once loaded, so you can decide anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
How does a random decision maker work?
Type your options — even just Yes and No — and press Pick. One is chosen at random with an equal chance for each, giving you an impartial answer.
Is letting chance decide a good idea?
For low-stakes choices where every option is fine, yes — it ends dithering instantly, and your reaction to the result often reveals what you truly wanted.
Can I favour the option I lean toward?
Yes. End it with *N to weight it, keeping the others in play while making your preferred option more likely.
Is it private?
Yes. Everything runs in your browser with no upload, no account and no record of your choices.