Guides6 min read
How to do a brain dump when you have ADHD
Talk instead of writing, don't sort while you dump, then spend two minutes on the step after. A short, skimmable brain dump method for ADHD brains.
Blog
Notes on thinking out loud.
Notes on voice journaling, racing minds, and building Nuro. Product updates, use cases, and the occasional rabbit hole.
Comparisons16 min read
The best brain dump apps in 2026, honestly compared
Ten apps for getting everything out of your head, compared on price, platforms, voice, to-dos, reminders and whether they keep your audio. Written by the person who makes Nuro, with that bias stated up front.
Guides8 min read
How to brain dump, and what to do once it's all out
A brain dump is ten minutes of getting everything out of your head, then sorting it. Here's the classic paper method, the spoken version, and the sorting step most guides skip.
Guides9 min read
How to prepare for a difficult conversation (by rehearsing it out loud, once)
Most advice says to practice a hard conversation but never says how. Here is a ten-minute method: say your purpose, your opening, your ask and your answer to the worst reply out loud, listen back once, then stop.
Guides7 min read
How to stop thinking about work after hours: a five-minute spoken shutdown
Work follows you home when loose ends have no plan. A five-minute shutdown ritual, said out loud, gives each one a place so you can actually close the laptop.
Comparisons7 min read
Nuro vs Apple Journal: a diary or a place to empty your head?
Apple Journal is free, lovely and built into your iPhone. Nuro costs money and does a different job. Here's an honest comparison of who should use which.
Comparisons7 min read
Nuro vs AudioPen: polished writing or a sorted head?
AudioPen turns messy talking into clean writing. Nuro turns it into to-dos, things to remember and context you confirm. Both are good; here's how to tell which one you need.
Comparisons7 min read
Nuro vs ChatGPT voice mode for brain dumps
Lots of people already brain dump into ChatGPT, and it's a great thinking partner. Here's what it does better than Nuro, and what you get from a dated, searchable record of your own words instead.
Comparisons7 min read
Nuro vs Otter: which one fits how you use your voice?
Otter is built for meetings and other people's voices. Nuro is built for your own thoughts. Here's an honest side-by-side, including where Otter is clearly the better pick.
Guides8 min read
Should I quit my job? A talk-it-through exercise instead of a quiz
No quiz knows your job, your money or your manager. Here are eight questions to answer out loud, then a way to listen back for what you kept circling. It won't decide for you, but it often shows you what you already think.
Guides8 min read
What to say when asking for a raise: scripts, replies, and how to make them sound like you
Word-for-word lines for opening the conversation, making the ask, and answering "there's no budget" and "let's revisit in six months". Plus the step most scripts skip: saying it out loud until it stops sounding like a script.
Product4 min read
What's new in Nuro 3.0.7: a gentler first day
Nuro 3.0.7 gives new users a question to answer instead of a blank screen, adds an optional tour, opens every entry with a one-line summary, and makes the app easier to get around.
Product3 min read
How Nuro Splits One Messy Voice Entry Into Separate, Useful Things
A real brain dump covers a task, a worry, and an idea in the same breath. Here's what Nuro actually does with an entry like that instead of collapsing it into one summary.
Product3 min read
Needs You: How Nuro Handles What It Can't Figure Out on Its Own
Nuro doesn't guess quietly. When an entry has a task or detail it can't confidently place, it holds that one piece back and asks you — instead of filing a guess as fact.
Product3 min read
Still Open: What Happens to the Thing You Didn't Finish Today
Not every task gets closed the day you record it. Here's what Nuro does with the ones still hanging open when your day wraps up — and why nothing just quietly vanishes.
Inspiration5 min read
Great Thinkers Who Walked: From Aristotle to Steve Jobs
Aristotle, Nietzsche, Darwin, and Steve Jobs all knew the same secret: walking helps you think. Here's the history and science behind walking meetings and thinking walks.
Product4 min read
Why Voice Beats Typing for Capturing Thoughts
You think faster than you type. Here's why voice capture changes everything about how you process thoughts.
Product4 min read
How Brand Identity Works: Understanding Your Personal Patterns
After several entries, Nuro unlocks your Brand Identity — a synthesis of patterns across all your thinking. Here's how it works and how to use it.
Science & Research6 min read
The Science of Thinking Out Loud: Why Verbal Processing Works
Why does talking help us think? The answer lies in dual-process theory, the production effect, and affect labeling. Here's the neuroscience behind verbal processing.
Product4 min read
Offline Recording: Capture Thoughts Anywhere, Sync Later
Great thoughts don't wait for WiFi. Nuro's offline recording lets you capture insights anywhere — on planes, hiking, or traveling abroad — and syncs automatically when you're back online.