Post IX. Typed.

When writing a blog post or an assignment paper, it is not easy to stay concentrated due to the widespread attention-deficit problem that is peculiar to our era. Among the most influential hindrances to on-work concentration, I would name continuously biping smartphones and other devices we all owe. Fortunately, technologies not only interfere with our work and study duties, but also assist in dealing with them. This week, I would like to experiment with my blog’s content and create a serial of posts related to one topic: Technological aides for those who write.

Let us start with Typed, a nicely-done minimalistic application. Its target audience is people who prefer writing apps having only basic functions that do not distract the user from the process of writing. The set of tools Typed offers includes a word count, auto saving, and HTML-generator for web-writers. 

What is absolutely great about this app is that the number of choices is low, which stimulates the user to focus on writing, rather than wasting their time on fonts’ or themes’ selection. For example, Typed has only three themes to choose from (day-time, night-time, and – my favorite – beige); thus, there is no way for procrastinators like me to delay starting a paper while browsing all the theme options the app has.

I also recommend anyone interested in Typed to try using the Zen mode the app offers. In this mode, you can select one of 8 calm and pleasant Buddhist soundtracks to stay insulated from the outside noise. Such a wonderful experience! 

What tools are you using to enhance your writing?