This article has me thinking about making more voice memos and notes. 

Ness Labs: Thinking Out Loud: How to Use Your Voice in Knowledge Work, 2025-May-15 by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Reduce cognitive load. Psychologist Alan Baddeley’s model of working memory suggests a “phonological loop” — the part of the brain that holds spoken and written material. Speaking activates this loop, reducing cognitive load and freeing bandwidth for deeper reasoning.

Improve clarity. Studies show that explaining ideas aloud (even to yourself) improves understanding — a phenomenon known as the self-explanation effect — which can boost problem-solving and retention.

Strengthen memory. Reading aloud or repeating things vocally has been found to improve encoding in long-term memory. This is linked to the production effect, where memory is better for words that are spoken than those silently read.