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Notes on journaling by voice
Short, practical notes on journaling by voice, keeping a private journal, and noticing how you're doing over time. Written by the people who make Murmr.
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Best Voice Journaling Apps in 2026
Seven voice journaling apps compared on transcription, audio, mood and price, using each vendor's own words. Includes the three things Murmr is worse at.
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How to Journal When You Hate Writing
If you hate writing, the fix is not a better notebook. Here is how to keep a journal by talking, photographing, or leaving yourself a single line.
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How to Spot Mood Patterns in Your Own Journal
A method for finding what lifts and drains you, using entries you already have. Six steps, and an honest account of what the data cannot tell you.
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A Journal App That Works in the Browser
No download, same journal on both phones and a laptop. Here is what a browser journal app gives you, and the four things you give up by skipping the store.
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A Journal With Mood Tracking That Explains Itself
A mood score tells you a number. A journal tells you the reason. Here is why keeping them in one place is what makes either of them worth reading later.
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Journaling While Walking
A walk is the easiest place to keep a journal, because your hands are busy and your mouth is free. What to say, how long, and how to make it searchable.
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Voice Memo Journaling: Turn Recordings Into a Journal
You already record voice memos and never listen back to them. Here is how to turn that pile into a dated journal you can search, skim and actually reread.
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Talking Your Journal vs Writing It
Voice journaling and writing are not the same habit. Here is what each one is better at, what the research covers, and how to pick between them.