My problem is that the walk usually just fills my head with new ideas that I then frantically try to write down during the walk.
have idea, press button to record
use syncthing to sync the memos to your machine
run whisper to have them transcribed instantly
use syncthing to sync the whisper output back to your phone (if so desired)
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I agree the notepad could absolutely be straightforward win for some. However, the OP describes writing the ideas down as a "problem." If the OP says writing down things is a problem, I offer that we can't legitimately propose that same solution as a "win."
I really wish I had a good way to just get ideas into my phone quickly when on the road. Far too often I think I have some good ideas or make progress in something I thought of earlier, but I have no way to "save" it.
I bought a Bluetooth keyboard at some point that I can hook up to my phone if needed, but I almost never have the keyboard with me :-(
Was thinking Mic > Whisper transcription > GPT to take in a rough brain dump including instructions like “scratch that!” and convert it into the form you want (say, bullet points or action items). Should even be possible to dictate concept maps that way. Or even write Python functions on the go.
Although make sure you hit record first, and it records more than 30 seconds if you do.