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Part of my solution to this is to identify what parts of a project can be done from my phone and then intentionally avoid doing those on the computer. - Writin
by reidjs 4y ago
Part of my solution to this is to identify what parts of a project can be done from my phone and then intentionally avoid doing those on the computer.
- Writing correspondence, essays, docs, todolists? The voice-to-text feature works great on iPhones.
- Reading blog posts or articles? Extract text then run it through the iPhone's screen reader.
- Moving trello tasks around? Do it through the phone app. etc.
- sokoloff 4y agoWriting an essay via voice-to-text on my phone sounds like one of the most painful things I could voluntarily subject myself to. Siri can't even get simple text messages write (pun intended)
- madars 4y agoThe great thing about text editors, and to a large extent also paper, is that they give you random access - you can easily see the whole document and make edits at arbitrary points. It's incredibly ergonomic (there is a reason why books overtook scrolls!) and I doubt voice-driven editing can come close. At the same time, audio is easy for creating conversational-style pieces (e.g. podcasts) but a good final product must always come with timestamped transcripts (how else would one grep and/or skip?)
- Calamitous 4y agoI’d be curious to hear what you’re using on iPhone for voice-to-text. I’ve tried a few things and the results have been pretty awful for me.
- reidjs 4y agoOh just tap the little mic button next to the space bar with any app. It works great (admittedly a white, American male here).
- wintermutestwin 4y agoPart of my solution to this is to identify what parts of a project can be done on my computer and then intentionally avoid doing those on the phone. If I have access to a nice screen, full keyboard and a mouse, the only reason I need to use my damn phone is developers who prioritize their phone apps over computer based applications (see Apple Music, etc).