







When a human chooses a name, subconscious bias enters the room. We tend to call on people we like, people who sit in the front, or people who look confident. The wheel has no friends. It has no memory. When are spun, every participant knows—with mathematical certainty—that their chance of being selected is identical to everyone else’s.
From the pottery wheels of ancient Mesopotamia to the roulette tables of Monte Carlo, the circle has always represented fate. But in the last decade, one specific use of the wheel has taken over classrooms, boardrooms, and TikTok livestreams:
The humble practice of putting is a testament to a timeless truth: sometimes the best way to make a decision is to not make it at all. In a world obsessed with control, the wheel offers freedom.
When a human chooses a name, subconscious bias enters the room. We tend to call on people we like, people who sit in the front, or people who look confident. The wheel has no friends. It has no memory. When are spun, every participant knows—with mathematical certainty—that their chance of being selected is identical to everyone else’s.
From the pottery wheels of ancient Mesopotamia to the roulette tables of Monte Carlo, the circle has always represented fate. But in the last decade, one specific use of the wheel has taken over classrooms, boardrooms, and TikTok livestreams:
The humble practice of putting is a testament to a timeless truth: sometimes the best way to make a decision is to not make it at all. In a world obsessed with control, the wheel offers freedom.