Random Study Topic Picker
Decision paralysis is a real study killer — ten minutes choosing what to revise is ten minutes not revising. List your topics, give each a weight (1–5 by importance or weakness), and let the picker make the call. Weighted picks mean your hardest, most important subjects get chosen more often.
Weighted pick: a topic with weight 5 is chosen five times as often as weight 1.
How it works
- Add the topics you could study right now.
- Set a weight for each: 1 = low priority, 5 = must-do.
- Press Pick — a topic is chosen with probability proportional to its weight.
- Study that topic for one Pomodoro, then come back and pick again.
- Use shuffle mode to randomize the whole list when you want to power through.
The formula
Weighted pick
P(topic) = weight ÷ Σ weights
A topic with weight 5 is picked five times as often as a topic with weight 1 — chance with a strategy.
Worked example
Worked example
- Topics: Calculus (5), Data Structures (4), English essay (2)
- Total weight 11 → Calculus has a 45% chance per pick
- Press pick — repeat until you've covered a full session.
Over 10 picks, Calculus appears ~5 times, Data Structures ~4, English ~2 — exactly the proportions you planned.
Common mistakes
- Including topics you can't actually study right now — the picker only helps if every option is doable.
- Giving everything weight 5 — that's the same as no weighting.
- Re-picking forever — decide before you press: one pick, then study.
Frequently asked questions
Is the pick truly random?
Yes, but weighted — the randomness is real, and the weights bias the odds toward the topics you marked as important.
Can I use it for non-study decisions?
Of course — any list works: what to eat, what to watch, which assignment to start.
What if I don't like the result?
That's useful information! Disliking the pick often reveals what you actually wanted to study — go with that.
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