I go for long walks at night a few times a week and find myself journaling a lot then. It got annoying to stop my walk to type out a thought so much, eventually I started primarily voice typing instead.
But I still had to stop and pull up the Google form, then start voice typing, fix any mistakes, and then continue the walk. So I moved on to just turning on a recording app on during the walks and just start talking whenever I want without having to stop or pull out my phone.
It’s designed for exactly this kind of use—hands-free, continuous voice capture while you go about your day. You get access to your raw data through an open API, so there’s no lock-in.
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I have been using a Google Form with a single prompt to journal since 2016
https://x.com/kenwarner/status/1436385090679017477
I go for long walks at night a few times a week and find myself journaling a lot then. It got annoying to stop my walk to type out a thought so much, eventually I started primarily voice typing instead.
But I still had to stop and pull up the Google form, then start voice typing, fix any mistakes, and then continue the walk. So I moved on to just turning on a recording app on during the walks and just start talking whenever I want without having to stop or pull out my phone.
https://x.com/kenwarner/status/1817348131291291892
I transcribe the audio file when I get home and add it with a summary to the journal.
Now I keep a livestream going while I'm working at my PC and transcribe and summarize whatever happens there too.
You might want to check out the Limitless Pendant: https://www.limitless.ai/
It’s designed for exactly this kind of use—hands-free, continuous voice capture while you go about your day. You get access to your raw data through an open API, so there’s no lock-in.
(Disclaimer: I work there)
*Currently iOS only:
I love limitless, I use the app all the time. I didn't buy the pendant, but I'm a big fan of the concept.
https://x.com/kenwarner/status/1779971086974681455
What is the prompt?
Journal!