The Quill journal
Notes on the practice.
Field notes, guides, and the thinking behind Quill.
- 01
Building a Voice Capture Habit That Lasts
Trying dictation once is easy; building a voice capture habit is the hard part. Here's how to tune the tool and the routine so it actually sticks.
2026-06-11
7 min read
- 02
On-Device vs Cloud Dictation: What the Difference Actually Means
On-device vs cloud dictation isn't just a privacy slogan. It changes what happens to your voice, whether it works offline, and how fast text comes back.
2026-06-08
7 min read
- 03
Capturing Ideas While You Walk, So They Don't Get Lost
The best thoughts arrive when your hands are busy. Capturing ideas while walking by voice turns a vanished thought into a note you'll actually have later.
2026-06-04
6 min read
- 04
A Beginner's Guide to Voice Dictation, Starting From Zero
A plain beginner's guide to voice dictation: what it actually is, what to expect on your first try, and how to get usable text out of your own voice.
2026-06-01
6 min read
- 05
Why People Quit Dictation in the First Week
Most people who abandon dictation do it within days, and almost always for the same few reasons. Here's why people quit dictation — and how to get past it.
2026-05-27
7 min read
- 06
Why Speaking Lowers the Friction to Write
Voice dictation isn't faster only because your mouth moves quicker than your fingers. It works because speaking lowers the cognitive friction to write at the source.
2026-05-20
7 min read
- 07
The Myths That Keep You From Talking to Your Computer
Most objections to voice dictation are based on tools from a decade ago. Here are the common myths about voice dictation, and what's actually true now.
2026-05-13
7 min read
- 08
How to Write With Your Voice Without It Sounding Like You Talked
Learning how to write with your voice is a skill, not a switch. Here's the method for composing by speech so the result reads like writing, not a transcript.
2026-05-07
7 min read