Decision Coin

What it is

A coin with two labels you choose (e.g. Rest / Push, Yes / No, Now / Later). You tap it, it flips, it lands on one side. The point isn't to obey the coin. The point is to notice your reaction · the half-second of relief or disappointment that tells you which option you actually wanted.

How to use

1. Pick the two options. Type them into the labels.
2. Tap the coin. Don't think.
3. The instant it lands, notice your gut reaction · a tiny yes or oh no before any reasoning kicks in.
4. Go with the option your gut wanted, regardless of which side the coin actually landed on.

The coin remembers your last labels via localStorage so you don't have to retype them next time.

Why it helps

ADHD brains often have a working answer already but can't access it through deliberation. The coin removes deliberation. The micro-emotional response to the result is information your conscious mind couldn't reach by thinking harder. This is the technique I use most often when I'm stuck between two reasonable options and the thinking has stopped helping.

Accessibility & safety

• Fully keyboard-accessible. Tap with mouse, tap, or press Space.
• Animation respects prefers-reduced-motion · a static reveal replaces the flip if you've opted out.
• Labels saved to your browser's localStorage. Nothing leaves your device. Clearing browser storage clears the labels.
• Not for high-stakes decisions. If the cost of being wrong is large, use a different tool.

When to use it

• Deciding between two restaurants and starving while you think.
• Deciding which task to start when both feel equally impossible.
• Deciding whether to go to a thing or stay in.
• Any "either is fine, but I can't pick" loop.

When not to use it

• Decisions with genuinely different costs. Don't flip a coin on big medical, financial, or relationship calls. The coin is for paralysis, not for outsourcing real consequences.
• Decisions where one option is what you want but you're avoiding it. The coin will surface this, but it's not telling you anything you don't already know.
• Days when even the coin feels like too much. On those days, the answer is no decision at all.