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I'm kind of gobsmacked that anyone working in a modern office hasn't learned to touch type. The payoff seems so clear to me. Thankfully my parent (mom) was an
by AceyMan 8y ago
I'm kind of gobsmacked that anyone working in a modern office hasn't learned to touch type. The payoff seems so clear to me.
Thankfully my parent (mom) was an amazing typist (scientific secretary) and encouraged me to take typing in high school. This was just as personal computers were coming around (Apple II, IBM PC). I was the only boy in the class ... which was fine by me (hey, I was 14). When I began college, being able to type papers without hunt-and-peck was a clear win, and as terminals/computers became the norm the advantage proved even greater.
FWIW, I'm considering trying out a non-QWERTY layout and so far the Workman scheme looks like the best-of-breed; the designer is an engineer who gave it real analysis and it's wisely thought out, IMHO.
- vidanay 8y agoSame here. My mom was an executive secretary in the 60's-80's. I learned to type on her old electric typewriter that had no symbols (!) on the keys. You had to learn touch typing because looking was pointless.
- horsawlarway 8y agoI guess I'd ask you to define touch typing then. I can certainly type without looking at the keyboard (hell, I can air type every key/symbol from memory) but I sure as shit don't use the standard touch typing scheme. I float over the keyboard with my primary 3 fingers on each hand doing most of the work and my thumb and pinky handling modifiers. I happen to have hands the size of large dinner plates though, and just keeping fingers on the home row starts to cramp after a little bit. I probably have about half my spoken vocab as muscle memory on a keyboard and I reach about 100 WPM without having to deal with wrist/finger pain at the end of the day.