The Recurring Decision Calculator counts how often ordinary questions return and how many of those occasions already have a default answer.
It does not calculate “decision fatigue” or claim that every choice costs the same. Its narrower job is to make repetition visible. A default can then answer one familiar question while leaving unusual days free to differ.
01 / Count recurring choices
Start with questions you actually meet
Add up to six. A blank default leaves the choice open; a written default shows the occasions it could cover.
Three questions account for this estimate. Add a default only where repetition is less useful than having an answer ready.
02 / Choose defaults carefully
A default should remove work, not choice
Use a default where the question repeats often and variety matters little on an ordinary day. Keep choices open where preference, company, context or pleasure changes the answer.
For meals, the Meal Shortlist can hold several defaults without fixing a menu. For broader routines, use the Enough List to decide what can stop expanding.
Method and limits
Annual recurring occasions = times each week × 52. An occasion is counted as covered when its row contains a default answer. The calculator does not measure cognitive load, time saved, importance or the quality of a decision. Repetition is not inherently undesirable. Entries are not transmitted or stored. Corrections: hello@welnific.com.