What a yes/no wheel is for

A yes/no wheel is a decision aid disguised as a randomiser. It's not actually picking the right answer for you — it can't, it doesn't know your situation. What it does is reveal what you were secretly hoping the wheel would say.

This is a real psychological trick called the regret-based decision test: when the wheel lands on YES and you feel disappointed, that's data. The wheel didn't make the decision — your reaction to it did.

Use it when:

• You're stuck between two options that feel roughly equivalent
• You've spent more than 10 minutes deliberating and you want to break the loop
• You need a tiebreaker for a low-stakes choice (where to eat, whether to text someone, which movie to watch)
• You want a fun group decision-making tool that's faster than discussion

Three modes

• Yes / No — 8 alternating slices (4 YES, 4 NO) so the wheel looks balanced. Always 50/50 odds.
• + Maybe — adds an amber MAYBE option for genuinely ambiguous situations. 1/3 odds each.
• Custom — type your own options ("Yes, No, Maybe, Ask later, Sleep on it") and the wheel partitions evenly.

Why we keep YES = green and NO = red

Those colors are semantic — they communicate the outcome at a glance, no reading required. Even when you pick a wheel theme like Neon or Pastel, YES stays emerald and NO stays rose in the Yes/No and +Maybe modes. The theme only affects the wheel's stroke and glow. In Custom mode, where labels can be anything, the theme palette applies fully.

A word about decision quality

Don't use a wheel for high-stakes decisions — marriage, career changes, medical choices. Use it for which restaurant tonight and should I get a tattoo this weekend. The wheel is a forcing function for small decisions, not a substitute for thinking through big ones.