01. THREE POSITIVE THINGS.
1. Finished my anatomy tests.
2. Dug out an old, firm mattress that gives me a much better night's sleep.
3. The mind map from Gemini Notebook is a huge help in understanding the study material.
02. REFLECTIONS AND DISCOVERIES.
I read an article about an AI model from Sber (called GigaAM) that allows you to type text on a computer quickly and accurately using your voice instead of a keyboard.
It runs fast on a standard computer without a graphics accelerator.
I found a voice input program that supports this model and installed it on my computer. Now I can simply dictate text. It even inserts commas and periods where they belong—it doesn't just produce raw text.
It seems incredibly convenient. You press a button, dictate the text, and it appears instantly—word for word exactly as you said it.
It would seem to offer obvious time savings, faster input speeds, and better accuracy compared to typing on a keyboard.
But I unexpectedly ran into an interesting limitation: the need to articulate a thought correctly right away, using the exact words you want to see in the text.
That turned out to be very unfamiliar.
Usually, it works like this: you have a thought—"maybe this way, or that way"—and as you type, you watch how it takes shape. You gradually refine and correct it until the keyboard produces a polished result.
With voice input, however, it turns out you have to clearly articulate the thought in words right from the start. That’s when you realize how vaguely you usually speak—you digress, use the wrong words, fail to get it right the first time, and rely on clichés, filler words, interjections, and so on.
It feels as though you speak first and think later.
Here, however, you have to reshape your habits: carefully measure your words, visualize the intended message, and say only what is necessary.
An unfamiliar internal filter kicks in.
But it helps eliminate verbal clutter and idle chatter.
Effectively, a mode of monitoring one’s speech—and eventually one’s thoughts—is activated.
It instills great discipline, and you can feel yourself working on personal growth.
03. MY YOGA INSPIRATION THIS WEEK.
Kriya Yoga without a timer
04. MY GRATITUDE AND PRAISE.
For the right way of imparting knowledge
05. I WANT TO PRAISE MYSELF.
I am recovering
06. PERSONAL YOGA PRACTICE THIS WEEK.*
Hatha, Kriya, Mantra, Pranayama – 5 days a week
07. CHALLENGES IN LEARNING.*
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