I have chronic pain in my right hand and can't easily use my phone right now. Btw the cosmic irony of me getting disconnected from my phone is not lost on me. I'd like to do this practice but curious if you've found a really minimal voice recorder that works well? If not, I kind of want to just vibe code one haha. This practice is also very aligned with something I'm doing with Brian too btw
I like the Noted app, which I use mainly on my Apple Watch as a part of an endless project to limit exposure to the hypnotizing influence of my phone.
I find the phone—especially infinite scroll apps like Substack that my autopilot self will open whenever I am holding it, no matter what initially caused me to pick it up—intentionally creates and reinforces some of the exact patterns that the Freedom Log aims to address.
I don’t think this is a criticism though: that just means more grist for the mill when it comes to this practice, not really a downside or contradiction inherent in using your phone to develop more free will.
Thanks for getting this app on my radar. I’ve never had an Apple Watch but could see this being a really cool application. My hack for minimizing phone stuff is I just always have it in airplane mode after educating myself on EMFs. Over time this made me less interested in going on it or really using it for much
Thanks man! Love seeing it overlap with Brian’s work and not surprised given how much he integrates stuff into everyday life. I’ve tried using a Claude project with voice for this, but didn’t like it as much as the iPhone note due to its lack of persistence and checkbox feel
I understand why you want to acquire paid subscribers, but to have *five* "upgrade to paid" exhortations in a single email is over the top, don't you think?
Scott, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Starting the book today and I’m fired up 🥳
Thanks Michelle! I appreciate it
Love this, thanks for sharing. Didn't know you did a book, great accomplishment!
Thanks Alex! Appreciate the support
I have chronic pain in my right hand and can't easily use my phone right now. Btw the cosmic irony of me getting disconnected from my phone is not lost on me. I'd like to do this practice but curious if you've found a really minimal voice recorder that works well? If not, I kind of want to just vibe code one haha. This practice is also very aligned with something I'm doing with Brian too btw
I like the Noted app, which I use mainly on my Apple Watch as a part of an endless project to limit exposure to the hypnotizing influence of my phone.
I find the phone—especially infinite scroll apps like Substack that my autopilot self will open whenever I am holding it, no matter what initially caused me to pick it up—intentionally creates and reinforces some of the exact patterns that the Freedom Log aims to address.
I don’t think this is a criticism though: that just means more grist for the mill when it comes to this practice, not really a downside or contradiction inherent in using your phone to develop more free will.
Anyway, link: (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noted-record-ai-transcribe/id1149425482). It will transcribe your notes pretty reliably with AI if you pay for it too.
Thanks for getting this app on my radar. I’ve never had an Apple Watch but could see this being a really cool application. My hack for minimizing phone stuff is I just always have it in airplane mode after educating myself on EMFs. Over time this made me less interested in going on it or really using it for much
It's also voice because I generally can't handwrite atm either. Can only type at a keyboard or use voice
Thanks man! Love seeing it overlap with Brian’s work and not surprised given how much he integrates stuff into everyday life. I’ve tried using a Claude project with voice for this, but didn’t like it as much as the iPhone note due to its lack of persistence and checkbox feel
I understand why you want to acquire paid subscribers, but to have *five* "upgrade to paid" exhortations in a single email is over the top, don't you think?
Those appear as subscriber boxes to me. I didn’t even know they tried to make ppl upgrade to paid if they already subscribed