My "Dragon Naturally Speaking" Phase
Three years ago, I was in the middle of college and had many papers to write. I had the hardest time writing papers, though, because typing was much more painful back then.
I ended up buying Dragon Naturally Speaking in order to minimize the amount of typing I had to do. Before trying it, I had low expectations, but once I got used to it, it was fantastic. It was such a relief to stop typing.
I don't use it anymore. Part of the reason is that my computer has gotten old and crashes when I try to reinstall it. But the main reason I've stopped using Dragon Naturally Speaking is that it decreases my productivity significantly.
I tend to think non-linearly, inserting sentences and revising phrases all over the place. It was slowing me down every time I had to instruct Dragon Naturally Speaking to move the cursor.
