The Brain Dump Blog - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Brain Dump Blog - - - Brain Dump (/) About (/about) Blog (/blog) Learn (/learn) # The Brain Dump Blog Updates, deep dives, and practical notes about writing with your voice. 2025-10-30•Writing ## Voice journaling on iPhone: scripts and prompts that keep you moving (/blog/voice-journaling-iphone-scripts-prompts) Short, repeatable scripts you can speak. Capture a day's story in 60 seconds with titles, bullets, and emotion tags. 2025-10-30•iOS ## Share iPhone Voice Memos to text: the definitive guide (2025) (/blog/share-iphone-voice-memos-to-text-guide-2025) Every reliable path to turn a recording into editable text — the Share Sheet, a one‑tap Shortcut, Live Captions, and privacy trade‑offs. 2025-10-30•iOS ## iPhone dictation punctuation: a cheat sheet that actually works (2025) (/blog/iphone-dictation-punctuation-cheat-sheet-2025) The tested punctuation and formatting commands that stick in iOS 18 — with a 30‑second practice drill and a printable one‑pager. 2025-10-30•iOS ## Free ways to transcribe iPhone Voice Memos (pros, cons, and a faster path) (/blog/free-ways-transcribe-voice-memos-iphone) Three no‑cost approaches to get text from Voice Memos — what you gain, what you lose, and when to level up. 2025-10-30•iOS ## How to convert iPhone Voice Memos to text (2025) (/blog/convert-iphone-voice-memos-to-text) Fast, accurate ways to turn Voice Memos into editable text — built‑in share, a one‑tap Shortcut, and Brain Dump. 2025-10-30•Writing ## Brain dump templates for iPhone (speakable Markdown you’ll actually use) (/blog/brain-dump-app-templates-iphone) Ready‑to‑speak templates for meetings, ideas, and journaling — optimized for clean Markdown and quick review. 2025-10-30•iOS ## Best voice‑to‑text apps for iPhone (2025 review) (/blog/best-voice-to-text-apps-iphone-2025) A practical comparison focused on accuracy, speed, privacy, and Markdown export — with picks for different jobs. 2025-10-30•Performance ## Accuracy benchmark: iPhone 12–15 (Oct 2025) (/blog/accuracy-benchmarks-iphone-2023-2025) A dated snapshot of dictation accuracy across recent iPhones with method, reproducible kit, and how we’ll publish WER/time tables. 2025-10-14•Writing ## Copywriting test: spot the two sentences that say something (/blog/copywriting-test-spot-nothing-sentences) Seven short lines. Only two carry concrete meaning. Can you find them before you peek at the answer? 2025-10-13•Audio ## Wired EarPods vs. AirPods for dictation (which is cleaner?) (/blog/wired-earpods-vs-airpods-dictation) Practical, real‑world guidance on which mic gives cleaner transcripts when you’re walking or in a noisy room. 2025-10-13•Product ## A 2 am worry script you can speak (sleep reset) (/blog/voice-2am-worry-script-sleep-reset) A 60‑second prompt to externalize the loop and get back to sleep. 2025-10-13•Support ## Recover a missing note from iCloud (file conflicts and merges) (/blog/recover-missing-note-icloud-conflicts) Quick checks to find a note that didn’t appear where you expected. 2025-10-13•Privacy ## Plain‑text beats databases for long‑term notes: here’s why (/blog/plain-text-vs-database-notes) The case for Markdown files in your iCloud instead of a proprietary store. 2025-10-13•Writing ## Meeting notes by voice: a Markdown template that works (/blog/meeting-notes-by-voice-markdown-template) A compact structure you can speak that turns into clean, scannable notes. 2025-10-13•Productivity ## Write Jira ticket descriptions by voice while walking (/blog/jira-ticket-descriptions-by-voice) A fast pattern for clear, actionable tickets without your laptop. 2025-10-13•iOS ## iPhone offline dictation: how Brain Dump works in Airplane Mode (/blog/iphone-offline-dictation-airplane-mode) On‑device speech so you can capture anywhere, even with no signal. 2025-10-11•Privacy ## How Brain Dump handles privacy (on device, optional AI) (/blog/privacy-on-device-ai) Clear answers about privacy: on device transcription by default; optional AI polish only if you enable it. 2025-10-11•Performance ## On device vs cloud speech: latency and privacy (2025) (/blog/on-device-vs-cloud-latency) A practical look at on device vs cloud speech for note capture: latency, privacy, and when each makes sense. 2025-10-11•Audio ## Mic positioning and background noise, simplified (/blog/mic-positioning-background-noise) Practical tips for cleaner capture while walking or in public. 2025-10-11•Writing ## Markdown from your voice: titles, lists, and flow (/blog/markdown-from-voice-structure) Guide to producing clean Markdown structure while speaking. 2025-10-11•Product ## Latency and flow: why speed matters in capture (/blog/latency-and-flow) How low latency keeps your brain in flow, what "fast enough" feels like, and five fixes you can try today. 2025-10-11•Practice ## Journal prompts you can speak in 60 seconds (/blog/journal-prompts-60-seconds) Quick, human prompts that kill the blank page and get you speaking. 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