Guides
Writing on decisions, chance and why we get stuck
The tools on this site answer a question in a second. These pieces cover the parts a random answer cannot: why small choices cost so much, when structure beats speed, and what randomness actually is.
2 September 2026 · 7 min read
How to Make Decisions Faster
Decision fatigue is a problem of volume, not of thinking. Four techniques that reliably speed up everyday choices, and the sorting rule that decides which to use.
28 August 2026 · 8 min read
Are Online Random Generators Actually Random?
Pseudo-random versus true randomness, the two situations where the difference genuinely matters, and how to judge a generator you cannot inspect.
21 August 2026 · 7 min read
The Magic 8-Ball: History and All Twenty Answers
A toy invented by a clairvoyant’s son, produced almost unchanged for seventy years, and deliberately rigged two to one in favour of yes.
14 August 2026 · 6 min read
Using Randomness to Break Out of Overthinking
A random answer is not advice. Its usefulness lies entirely in what you feel in the half-second after you read it.
7 August 2026 · 8 min read
Four Decision Frameworks (and When Not to Use Chance)
The weighted matrix, regret minimisation, 10/10/10 and the pre-mortem — with a clear test for which decisions deserve structure.
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Ronnie Thomas
Founder and editor of decider.click. Every guide here is written and checked by a person, cites its sources by name, and carries the date it was last revised. More about the site.