Has Anyone Else Been Using a Yes or No Wheel to Make Decisions?

[mrgreenjc]

Hello everyone.

I recently stumbled upon the concept of a yes or no wheel and honestly I am fascinated by it. For those unfamiliar, it is basically a spinning wheel divided into yes and no sections that helps you make quick decisions when you feel stuck.

I have been using one online whenever I cannot choose between two options and it surprisingly takes a lot of mental pressure off.

Some people say it is just leaving things to chance, but others argue it reveals what you truly want based on your reaction to the result.

What do you all think? Is it a genuinely useful decision making tool or just a fun gimmick?

 

[bigredseo]

We have used the Google search "flip a coin" hundreds of times over the years. For everything from "do you want chicken or steak for dinner?" to "what show should we watch?"

We take this much further thanks to a book I read 20+ years ago called "The Diceman," written in 1971 by Luke Rhinehart. The book had a cult following, and while it's fiction, much of it is used in practical life too!

We give each number on the dice a decision, then roll the dice, then follow that decision. We have used this for everything from where to eat, where to stay, where to travel, where to vacation, and attend a wedding - we love the "chance" of it all.

On one of our travel trips, we allowed the dice to make ALL decisions for 3 days over a weekend.

• The initial roll was how many hours we can travel (1-6)
• What direction to travel (1 was north, 2 was northwest, 3 was west, etc)
• Stay at a hotel, motel, Airbnb, travel home

Now the kicker on all of this is that NOTHING is pre-planned or pre-rolled. It happens in the moment. It is a life of pure spontaneity and uncertainty that most people can't handle.

Today, we travel in our RV full time. We STILL live by the dice on a regular basis. Travel is determined by the dice: routes, stops, adventures. The only difference now is that we sometimes roll the dice the night before if we are in a populated area and require reservations at RV campgrounds. But otherwise, we roll the dice.

Can flipping a coin make life easier? Yes. It's done quite a bit in business. The decisions are not major business decisions (should I fire all my staff today, should we raise pricing), but there are many times where analysis paralysis takes over, and a coin flip can help move things along.

I challenge you to use the dice to make a decision on when to have lunch, what to have, which restaurant, etc. It's a fun game that removes all the boring decisions.

 

[SenseiSteve]

Sorry, but I'm not leaving my decisions to chance. While I do see where you're coming from, I'm 100% content leaving chance by the wayside.

 

[Mivocloud]

Hi,

It’s probably really useful when you’re unsure about what you want, but personally, I wouldn’t leave it to chance. For instance, at one point in my life when I didn't know what to do, I used to flip a coin, and I realized one thing. If I didn't like the result, it meant that internally I had already made a decision—I just wasn't mentally ready to accept it yet.

However, if you literally have no idea what to do and you'd be fine with any outcome, then yes, whether it's a wheel, a coin, or a die, it doesn't matter what makes the choice for you. But as a rule, you already know the answer yourself even before you spin the wheel.