How Many Times Should You Flip?

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[joshuanorman]

A statistician would say 2. A mathematician would say 0.

[maxrichards]

I’ve actually been using a coin flip to help me inform decisions for years and I cannot describe how helpful it is.

[stferret]

Yup... can confirm for decision making... Flip. If you want to flip again, don't bother. You already have found your preference.

[julesjewels]

1:16 this actually helps me make decisions on what i’d rather do a lot. when the coin is in the air and it’s all up to chance, you become aware of what you really want.

[jamesg]

That ending point is legit good advice. I use this method ALL the time. When you have no choice in the matter, it's insanely easy to know what you truly want. Like, I actually got excited when I got a power cut yesterday, and felt disappointed when it came back on just a few minutes later. This made me realise that I actually subconsciously desired an excuse to stop being a screen slave, and it helped me to take a break from it and go actually do something better with my life for a few hours.

[maryessency]

who knew that Harvey Dent's only missing concept to his coin-flipping theory was "instead of doing what the coin says you merely listen to it" woulda saved him a lot of heartache

[sad_cat_gaming]

Heyyyy! I've been living by flipism and listening to the coin and it helps me do a lot of things and find out what I really want at that moment

[luisvilleda]

Totally agree with you! Sometimes I say to mayself "let's decide with a flip of coin" ... then proceed to DECIDE and do what I want

[juzoli]

I pick 0, so I win 100% of the times.

[matthewneagley]

You can always pick a number sufficiently high such that the time it takes to make the flips exceeds the human lifespan thus making the results irrelevant.

[epochnoir]

The advice at the end is GOLDEN and it helps me all the time. If I can't decide on something, I flip a coin, and if I don't want to do what the coin says, I know I should go for the other choice.

[hellobro]

not hearing the classic vsauce music after the “Or is it?” is a crime

[fish-d]

my wife and i do the flipism thing for small decisions -- what to have for dinner, whether or not to go a party, etc -- and its cut down on indecision so much. just being presented with a single option instead of two makes your feelings so much clearer.

[lynkcrafter]

Nice, I've been doing this! If I'm ever really stuck on a decision, I'll leave it to a coin flip. If I find myself hoping for an outcome while it's in the air, or disappointed in the result, I'll know which option I should pick. If I'm truly apathetic, then I'll just go by the coin.

[Nirrusxide]

Piet Hein actually wrote a poem called "A Psychological Tip" about flipping a coin to help decide things. Ever since i read that poem I use the trick to get past mental blocks.

[nd-place]

I often do that trick mentioned at the end about flipping a coin and then deciding how that makes me feel about a decision. The problem is you can’t do it too often or it loses the psychological effect. So I only use it for decisions that are truly difficult to decide.

[zoranrokic]

I must say, I really love your videos. Always a breath of fresh air.

[Rphab]

I just realized that Two-Face is a flipist because I now know that's a word because of you Vsauce.

[VickyViolet]

The coin flip trick for decision making is a simpler form of Rubber Ducking. You can look it up, but Rubber Duck Theory is describing a problem to a rubber duck, and realizing a solution as you're explaining it. This is why I no longer get mad when someone asks for my opinion on something and we end up disagreeing. They were just rubber ducking at me, and I respect that.

[gnomegguy]

Instructions unclear: I've become a dangerous criminal who's only moral compass is determined by a coin flip.