Recording a quick voice note right after each trade instead of typing
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 10:21 am
Recording a quick voice note right after each trade instead of typing
typing notes after every trade was a drag, and I'd often skip it. So I tried recording a short voice note on my phone right after each trade closes, about twenty or thirty seconds, saying what I saw, why I took it, and how I feel about it.
It's much faster than typing and I tend to be more honest when speaking. I say things like "I rushed that one" or "that was a clean setup, it just didn't work". Those are thoughts I wouldn't bother to type. The emotional state also shows up in my voice, which I can pick up on when I listen back.
Once a week, I listen to the notes while doing something else, and I pick out the patterns. A few themes came up repeatedly: frustration after a certain type of loss, and overconfidence after a couple of wins. I wouldn't have noticed them from numbers alone.
I name the files with the date and time, and I keep them in a folder. I delete the old ones after I've reviewed them, so it doesn't become a pile. It takes little effort and gives me a good record.
typing notes after every trade was a drag, and I'd often skip it. So I tried recording a short voice note on my phone right after each trade closes, about twenty or thirty seconds, saying what I saw, why I took it, and how I feel about it.
It's much faster than typing and I tend to be more honest when speaking. I say things like "I rushed that one" or "that was a clean setup, it just didn't work". Those are thoughts I wouldn't bother to type. The emotional state also shows up in my voice, which I can pick up on when I listen back.
Once a week, I listen to the notes while doing something else, and I pick out the patterns. A few themes came up repeatedly: frustration after a certain type of loss, and overconfidence after a couple of wins. I wouldn't have noticed them from numbers alone.
I name the files with the date and time, and I keep them in a folder. I delete the old ones after I've reviewed them, so it doesn't become a pile. It takes little effort and gives me a good record.
