Random Task Selector

Picks one random task from your own to-do list — a quick way to break decision paralysis when everything feels equally (un)important. It draws one and stops: to put the whole list into a running order instead, use the Random Task Order Generator, and to rank the list by what you actually think matters, the Ranked Choice Picker asks you to choose between two at a time and assembles the order from your answers. This one deliberately knows nothing about importance.

Your tasks

One item per line. Processed locally in your browser.

Your result will appear here.

What this generator does

Picks one task from a list, for working through a backlog in no particular order when the order genuinely does not matter.

How to use this tool

Enter your tasks, one per line.
Press pick for a random task to start with.

Understanding the controls

Tasks: One per line, each equally likely. Nothing is removed between picks unless you take it out yourself.

Worked examples

Three tasks: "Email client", "Tidy desk", "Book dentist": Each has an equal 1-in-3 chance. One press might return "Tidy desk" — the other two stay on the list unless you remove the picked one yourself before pressing again.

Common use cases

Breaking task-prioritisation paralysis
Study/work session starters
Household chore decisions

How this generator works

A task is drawn from the list you paste, with each line equally likely and no memory between draws. Equal likelihood is the property worth having when the list is a set of chores: any weighting, however well meant, is the thing people argue about afterwards.

Limitations and good to know

Draws are independent, so the same task can come up twice running. Removing a line after it is drawn is the way to avoid that.
Nothing is stored, so closing the page loses the list.
Equal weight regardless of how long a task takes — a fair draw over items is not a fair division of effort.

Privacy and your data

Tasks are processed locally and never transmitted. Nothing is retained after the tab closes, so a work list pasted in here leaves no trace on this site.