Tips
Voice mode: "talk through" ideas in the car, get an action list when you arrive
The ChatGPT app has a voice mode. Talk for 5 minutes about what's on your mind, then ask it to arrange everything into an action list. Good for time on the LRT (city train), while waiting, or once the car has stopped.
The best ideas always come when your hands aren't free: while walking, washing the dishes, or stuck on the road. Voice mode in the ChatGPT app (the icon next to the typing box) turns the AI into a listener that takes notes.
Don't use it while driving. Voice mode still needs you to hold and tap your phone. Do it once the car has stopped, when you're a passenger, or on the LRT. Road safety comes first.
How to use it:
- Tap the voice icon and talk the way you'd talk to a friend. You can speak Bahasa Melayu (Malay), or mix languages.
- When you're done, say: "Okay, arrange everything I just said into an action list, in order of priority, with a time estimate for each one."
- Close voice mode. The list will be in the chat. Copy it to Notes or send it to yourself on WhatsApp.
If you want it neater after that, type:
From our conversation just now, make: (1) a 3-sentence summary, (2) an action list with an owner and a date for each item, (3) 2 questions I haven't answered yet.
Try it now: once you've stopped or you're a passenger, open the app, tap voice, and talk about one project you keep putting off. End with "arrange this into an action list".