This project started from a very practical problem I kept running into:
not big, complex decisions, but small ones that repeatedly interrupted my day.
Things like choosing where to start, picking between similar options, or simply getting unstuck when everything felt equally “fine.” Over time, I realized that these tiny decisions were quietly draining more mental energy than they deserved.
The main challenge wasn’t building the tool itself, but keeping it genuinely simple. It was tempting to add more features, rules, or explanations. Instead, I focused on removing friction — clarity, immediacy, and zero setup became the core design goals.
That thinking eventually shaped WheelPage, a lightweight decision wheel meant to help people move forward when hesitation gets in the way. Using randomness as a nudge felt counterintuitive at first, but in practice it often helps people regain momentum.
The same philosophy applies to even smaller choices. For strictly binary decisions, a simple “Flip a Coin” approach can be enough to break a mental loop and allow progress to continue.
These tools are not meant to replace thinking or responsibility. They simply lower the cost of starting. Once movement begins, clarity often follows.
Through this project, I learned that small tools can have an outsized impact when they respect attention and reduce cognitive load. Sometimes the most effective design decision is not adding intelligence, but removing obstacles and trusting the user to act.
More broadly, this experience reinforced an important lesson for me as a builder: shipping something simple and usable matters far more than endlessly refining ideas in theory.
