Braintoss app

I enjoy tools and tips that improve productivity. Recently, I was listening to Howard Stern and he mentioned that he loves an app called Braintoss. This app is a thought capture tool so maybe he sends ideas off to Bababooey, Richard, and Sal. FA FA....FOOEY
This app quickly captures a thought/idea and then sends it off to an email inbox. I've tried the Reminders app on the phone, I've sent text messages to myself, but wanted something easier. Something with no friction.
Easy
Check out this simple user interface.

A good user interface needs no explanation. This is a nice example. There are 3 ways to capture a thought:
- voice dictation
- type it in
- take a picture
And it's all super quick.
My morning routine includes checking my personal email inbox. So this is when I collect my braintoss items from the prior day.
Peasy
I've been using this constantly. Checking my history of thoughts, there are many use cases:
- walking the dog, ideas and tasks coming to mind
- at my son's soccer game, a parent shares a recommended mosquito deterrent
- in bed in the quiet of the morning, ideas coming to the surface. I want to play pool with my kids.
- heard a song I want to check out
- the news had something interesting I want to explore further
- work ideas and follow-ups. These seem to come to me in the shower. Don't bring your phone into the shower though.
Lemon Squeezy
The app is also on my Apple Watch. This uses the dictation mode. It's sometimes choppy to get going but it's effective.
I found a couple of extra setups that make for a truly frictionless thought capture on the iPhone.
- you can double-tap the back of the phone and launch Braintoss immediately.
- setup a Quickstart. Make the Note feature (typing your thought) the default when the app opens.
Links that explain how to set up these cool things:


I think my only quibble is that on the iPad, it's basically the same app as the phone. And it's in portrait mode only.
The app is currently $2.99 on the Apple Appstore. You can get half a cup of coffee for $2.99 so don't hesitate to get this app.
Motivational quote to ponder
One clear idea is too precious a treasure to lose. - Caroline Gilman
For your ears
Just discovered this "lofi" stuff. Good music style for focusing.