Karandeep Singh / Android Authority
I haven’t typed a single word in this story — all of it came to life through my voice. I simply spoke to my computer what I wanted written, and the words appeared on the screen with punctuation corrected and my verbal fallacies ignored, without me lifting a finger.
As a writer-journalist, I take pride in my ability to pound the keys fast enough to blur the motion without even once peeking at the keyboard. But there often comes a point when my fingers can’t keep up with the pace of my rushing thoughts. And when your profession routinely demands meeting tight deadlines, speed becomes the most important factor. And somewhere along the way, typing itself became a holdback.
I recently discovered a tool that pushed my keyboard into a secondary role and elevated dictation to the center of my writing workflow. Wispr Flow lets me put words together without touching the keyboard at all. And honestly, I think I’m addicted.
How do you get most of your writing done today? 21 votes Typing on a keyboard 71 % Voice dictation 14 % A mix of both 14 % AI-assisted editing 0 %
Percussion to verbal shift
Karandeep Singh / Android Authority
If you imagine a writer, you probably picture someone slouched over an old-school typewriter, hammering away at a QWERTY keyboard. On my desk, the image isn’t very different — except I have a compact Logitech keyboard instead of a bulky typewriter. I’ve always believed typing is an art form in itself, separate from writing, much like playing a percussion instrument. You build a relationship with the instrument — in this case, the keyboard — and switching modes can feel unsettling at first.
You could call them teething problems, because my first dictation-heavy writing session was less than elegant, having stepped out of my comfort zone. But once I found my footing, things clicked (no pun intended), and I picked up pace with ease. Voice typing turned out much faster than typing, and that changed how my raw thoughts translated onto the page. My writing now feels closer to the spoken language; it’s more conversational and less constrained by the mechanics of written words. That’s quite an abstract advantage, but there are some tangible ones as well.
Without AI, dictation would be slower than typing because I'd be stuck fixing what I just said after every other sentence.
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