Field notes from the people building Earshot
Research from real (opted-in) recordings, design notes from the team, and people who use Earshot for things we never planned.
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Research
5 min read
The 11 words people say most in stand-ups
We counted words across 18,000 opted-in stand-up notes. “Blocked” comes ninth. “Basically” comes first, by a distance.
Tomás Reis
Craft
6 min read
Designing a record button you can find with your eyes closed
Size, position and one small haptic tick. How we tested the record button with 40 people in coat pockets, cars and lecture halls.
Mei Lin
Product
8 min read
How a PhD student transcribed 212 interviews in one semester
Priya Raman studies care work in Leeds. Her fieldwork produced 190 hours of audio. She coded all of it before Christmas. This is her setup.
Sam Okafor
Research
4 min read
What 1,000 voice memos about groceries taught us
People say “and” 3.2 times per grocery note, never say quantities, and nearly always forget milk. So we built lists that expect all three.
Tomás Reis
Craft
5 min read
Writing the changelog like a manual
Every release note starts with what you will notice, not what we did. A short style guide for the page most apps forget to design.
Jonah Weiss
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