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156: Time Capsules (II)

Introducing a tool for audio journaling! 📱

Jeremy Finch
Jeremy Finch
3 min read
156: Time Capsules (II)

I’ve long been obsessed with journaling, time travel, and multimedia communication.

How to connect our past, present, and future selves?

For years, I relied on scheduled emails, hidden letters, and services like FutureMe. Then I started playing with audio and video. Turns out, hearing your past self is a different kind of magic. Voice carries nuance, intonation, and surprising emotion.

So, I built this with a friend:

ttyl | audio time capsules
Record audio messages to your future self


No ads.
No algorithms.
No creepy tech surveillance BS.
Just your voice, sent into the future.



Who is this for?


Note: This is not a to-do list productivity tool.

It's less about remembering, and more about forgetting and discovery.


Record a short audio clip.

One day, you'll get a voice memo from past you.

It'll likely hit differently.


Make predictions.
Capture clips from daily life.
Create a nonlinear personal podcast of small moments.

Don't know what to record?

Respond to built-in reflection prompts or just riff on whatever:

Journal Prompt Generator | ttyl
Generate custom journal prompts for mindful reflection and self-discovery


Maybe you’ll recalibrate, get inspired, or see things differently? 

Maybe it’ll just be a new form of lighthearted creation, reflection, and discovery.

We'd love to hear your thoughts!


Give it a try :


Learn more:
FAQ | contact | blog

ttyl | audio time capsules
Record audio messages to your future self




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