https://urreta.com/tags/personal-development/ Recent content in Personal Development on Carlos Urreta's Weblog Hugo en-US Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://urreta.com/2024/07/25/local-private-voice-to-insight-system/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://urreta.com/2024/07/25/local-private-voice-to-insight-system/ <p>I&rsquo;ve built a system that uses AI to help manage my thoughts and emotions. It&rsquo;s not perfect, but it works for me. Here&rsquo;s how I use it every day.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;&hellip;giving me a starting point for further reflection&rdquo;</p></blockquote> <h2 id="process-overview">Process Overview</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s pretty straightforward:</p> <ol> <li>I talk to my watch, just like leaving a voice message.</li> <li>My home server picks up the new audio file.</li> <li>It turns my words into text.</li> <li>The text goes through an AI that &ldquo;thinks&rdquo; about what I said.</li> <li>Both the original text and the AI&rsquo;s thoughts end up in my note-taking app.</li> <li>My watch receives the AI&rsquo;s response within a few seconds.</li> </ol> <p>All of this happens automatically, locally, without me doing anything beyond the initial voice memo.</p>