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I tried to learn to touch type last year. Bought a blank keyboard to help. 8 months later I still type with two index fingers, at the same speed as I ever did (
by scandox 11y ago
I tried to learn to touch type last year. Bought a blank keyboard to help. 8 months later I still type with two index fingers, at the same speed as I ever did (about 45 wpm) and with more or less zero errors. Only on a blank keyboard, so I never look down anymore. Kind of weird and still unnerving . I'll try touch typing again sometime. And yes, I'm afraid I'm a professional programmer.
- HCIdivision17 11y agoWhen I got a Das Keyboard back in college, it was largely to break myself of the habit of looking down (also it looked cool). I wasn't slow, but looking as I typed always ended up tripping me up. Removing the letters was the only thing that broke me of the habit. Best money I spent on my machine, silly as it was.
- tzakrajs 11y agoTry out the Colemak keyboard layout for the next time you try to touch type. It may force you to break your habits by putting you into a different headspace and turn your Qwerty muscle memory into a handicap. http://colemak.com/ http://colemak.com/