Touch typing is one of the most underappreciated skills for tech workers. Few of my colleagues are true touch typists. So yes, you can survive without touch typ

Touch typing is one of the most underappreciated skills for tech workers. Few of my colleagues are true touch typists. So yes, you can survive without touch typing. But it is one of those skills, where a few weeks up to months of thorough practise early one give you a life-long benefit, as you save valuable work time and screen attention with every single word you type. As a touch typist you can not only type faster, but also can concentrate more on what you are typing as your attention never leaves the screen and the typing itself doesn't require any concious typing effort any more.