For me, the biggest two benefits are: - I can have my eyes wherever (not on the keys I hunt) - I don't spend any brain juice searching for the keys, their pla

For me, the biggest two benefits are: - I can have my eyes wherever (not on the keys I hunt) - I don't spend any brain juice searching for the keys, their placement (after a while) is pure muscle memory. A while ago I had an injury that made me use one hand (and hence not touch type), and I could feel the brain-effort hunting for the keys..