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I don't use text-to-speech because the physical act of typing on a keyboard itself is integrated into my thought process. Possibly because waiting on my fingers
by jsz0 4y ago
I don't use text-to-speech because the physical act of typing on a keyboard itself is integrated into my thought process. Possibly because waiting on my fingers to input text helps me pace and organize my thoughts. Sounds kind of weird but I can almost feel the quality of writing via the physical tactile experience of using a keyboard. When I'm not confident or clear in my thought process there is a slight hesitation inputing text. When I know exactly what I want to say it's an effortless flurry of keystrokes that feels right.
- xwowsersx 4y agoI'm very much with you and feel the same way. The tactile feedback when typing on a keyboard somehow aids in crystallizing your thoughts. I actually feel this even more when writing with a pen and paper, but I don't write with pen and paper very much simply because it's so impractical (I can type so much faster than I can write by hand). Occasionally, there is some idea I'm thinking about or project I'm working on where the ever so slight disconnect between the thoughts in my head and their representation on the screen throws me off enough that I simply have to reach for a pen and paper. Yet I still encounter situations where TTS is valuable, albeit less frequently, and I guess I'm a bit surprised it isn't more of a first class thing. Perhaps it is because typing is so clearly superior, partly for the reasons you've stated. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.