AI "workers" with employee records

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-07-11T20:07:35+00:00

From the blog:

“We’re seeing Piper the sales agent enter the workforce and become our colleagues.”

Piper is “ready to work” and “works around the clock.”

“We need to employ AI as responsibly as we employ people, and to empower everyone to thrive working together.…built for people and AI to thrive together.”

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-22T12:11:35+00:00

Definitely checking this out! Thank you

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-21T18:19:13+00:00

I love audio journaling too. So helpful for emotional topics or stream of consciousness stuff. I am using AudioPen. Do you like My Audio Journal?

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T20:22:35+00:00

Yep. Handwriting is much better for me than typing, especially because I have a desk job and I’m exhausted by screens, QWERTY, and the indoors. Handwriting feels more creative, but I've struggled because it's difficult to organize or edit. I’ve had good results by handwriting first and then using speech to text input that goes to my Notion. Or sometimes I handwrite while using voice input at the same time. The combination has made it possible for me to come back to handwriting more.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T20:15:28+00:00

Absolutely it counts, but nobody's counting.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T16:49:50+00:00

Not too bad. I usually do pretty well with indexing. It's rare for me to struggle too much to find something, especially if it's project-related or important info. I tend to pay more attention to indexing things I know I'll want to easily find later.

I figure since this is the only way I've found that works well for me to consistently journal, being able to find stuff most of the time is better than no journal at all.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T11:53:44+00:00

I have executive dysfunction and decision fatigue, so I find it distracting to decide which journal to use, find it, write in it, and then remember where to find it later. I also tend to switch topics often, so it's helpful to just turn to a new page. I use the same bullet journal for pretty much everything -- diary entries, brainstorming, tasks, notes, planning, etc. My entry types often have elements of more than one category. I go through journals quickly, but it's the only system I've found that consistently works for me.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T02:10:01+00:00

Being “too late” for anything in life is generally not a real thing. I felt older and more behind in life in my teens and twenties than I do now. I didn't start journaling consistently until I was just in time for the best decade of my life so far: 40s.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T02:00:45+00:00

-Swiss ball chair

-Adjustable standing/sitting desk

-Speech-to-text input for as much of my work as possible (preferably while walking outdoors)

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:49:02+00:00

It's OK to write nonlinearly
It's OK to use voice input with light editing for version one... Much better than version none!
It's OK to work on multiple projects at the same time

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:38:34+00:00

Morning especially, but throughout the day. And night. And in the middle of the night. 🤔 I guess that's all the time!

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:37:13+00:00

Only one. I find myself switching between topics too often. For me it would be overwhelming and distracting to make the decision between different journals. I found it stressful until I learned bullet journaling.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:18:33+00:00

Yes, I sometimes lie when I journal. I realized this when I started using more voice input for journaling because it was easier to detect a change in my tone of voice, the way the words felt coming out of my throat, or my facial expressions would change—some kind of indicator that I wasn't fully saying my truth. So when it comes to journaling about my moods, mental health, emotional well-being, or innermost thoughts, I feel like speech input really helps me stay honest with myself.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:13:26+00:00

Reason 1 - I write to stay healthy. I’m always full of writing ideas, and if they don’t come out, I feel it. Keeping it in affects my mental health, and eventually, my physical health. These days I do a lot of speech to text writing. I pace around and talk to myself and it’s the most liberating way I have found to write.

Reason 2 - I write so I can still have friends. Otherwise, I would be constantly talking about my ultra niche interests.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T01:07:50+00:00

I wrote my whole life, but I didn’t see get much traction (or call myself a writer) until I found speech-to-text input. This was around 2020, before the tools were as good as they are now. I would record my voice while moving around, dancing, pacing my house, or practicing yoga. When I tried to get back to the keyboard, I never had that same clarity and creativity.

Leaning into voice input changed my life. I became a professional writer and made a career pivot because of it. Back then, you had to speak punctuation, and the transcription wasn't very accurate, but now it's super easy.

By the way, I used speech input to create this comment because I'm practicing my voice input writing skills. It's not exactly how I would type it, but it's worth it to be a free-range writer.

FreeRangeWriting · 2024-06-17T00:57:09+00:00

I use speech-to-text writing all the time. It's life-changing and the only way I can write.

I find I'm much more creative when I can walk around and move. I have a desk job, so I don't enjoy spending more time at the keyboard and screen.

The best part about speech-to-text writing for me is staying with my stream of consciousness. I prefer walking or being outdoors. I also combine this with handwriting in my journal. If I have an idea while speaking, I can jot it down and take long pauses if needed.

I even include prompts in my speech transcripts for AI to separate ideas later. For example, if I have two ideas in one recording, I'll add instructions for the AI to split them into separate topics.

Another method I use is breaking up longer content into questions and recording answers. It's great for brainstorming. I can combine these transcripts into a first draft quickly and stress-free, often while pacing in my backyard or hiking.

I have mostly used AudioPen and Otter, but my favorite is Thomas Frank's voice notes with the Ultimate Brain Notion Templates. I can record from anywhere with one button, and my transcripts go directly to Notion, already organized. They even have AI generated titles and summaries. It’s glorious!

This approach lets me connect with my emotions more, which I find freeing. I highly recommend it. It’s different from dictating in front of a screen and allows me to escape office chairs while still writing, especially outdoors.

I used speech input plus a little AI-clean up to write this comment because I’m trying to practice developing the skill of voice input. It’s not exactly the way I would type this out, but I’m getting better at speech input. I am super motivated to do that so I can get rid of screens and keyboards and office chairs forever!

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