A LITTLE LESS TYPING

The Sayhush journal

Clear steps, honest limits, and room for your next thought.

Writing workflows

A two-pass checklist for reviewing dictated text
Review meaning first, then names, numbers and formatting. A practical checklist with an original before-and-after example for dictated drafts.
Speak a clearer AI prompt: a five-part draft
A reusable spoken-prompt outline for goal, context, constraints, output and checks, with an original example you can edit before sending.

Prepaid dictation minutes or a subscription: how to compare costs
Compare prepaid minute packs with recurring dictation plans using your actual usage, platform needs, and feature requirements.
Budget dictation minutes when your workload changes each month
A worked three-month example for occasional dictation, showing monthly free allowances, paid balance carryover and whole-pack purchases.

Dictation or typing? Choose by the work, not a speed claim
A task-based way to choose speaking, typing or a mix, with a simple test that includes editing time instead of counting raw words alone.
How to test a dictation app with your own words
Build a small repeatable dictation test for names, numbers, language compatibility and insertion. Includes a sample log without invented accuracy scores.
Dictation and meeting transcription solve different problems
Understand the difference between composing your own text and capturing a conversation before choosing a dictation app or meeting recorder.