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Interesting. I've never trained or practiced my typing, but I've always naturally typed using only my thumb, pointer and middle finger, no pinky or ring fingers
by Zircom 5y ago
Interesting. I've never trained or practiced my typing, but I've always naturally typed using only my thumb, pointer and middle finger, no pinky or ring fingers at all, but still manage to hit 80-100WPM without them on QWERTY. Good instincts I guess.
- jacobmischka 5y agoThis sounds wild and frankly I don't believe you.
- Zircom 5y agoSo small caveats, I lied a little. This is the first time I've ever really sat down and analyzed my typing. I do use my ring fingers slightly, on my left hand I use my ring finger for "z" "a" and "q" exclusively, and on my right hand I use the ring finger for backspace exclusively. I also only use my left thumb to hit the space bar and use my right index finger for space when my left thumb isn't available, and don't use my right thumb at all. I managed to hit 93WPM(really 102WPM if you look, it wouldn't continue until I finished the last word which I didn't notice for quite a few seconds lowering the final time) my first try while holding my phone in my mouth which was a little distracting to be honest, and after about 10 minutes of warming up and not holding the phone managed to get it to 132WPM. First try at 93WPM - https://gfycat.com/groundedpettyeider https://gfycat.com/groundedpettyeider Had to cut it to 60 seconds to fit into gfycat, so it starts a little into me already typing but gets the idea across Last try getting to 132WPM - https://i.imgur.com/r2ecd1Z.png https://i.imgur.com/r2ecd1Z.png
- jacobmischka 5y agoImpressive, I stand corrected. Definitely stand by it being wild though, lol.
- irthomasthomas 5y agoThere was some research that showed people who typed with fewer fingers could be just as fast. However, I am surprised that anyone could achieve 100wpm with no training.
- Shorel 5y agoI think the difference is these people need to be constantly looking at the keyboard, as they depend on the letters printed over the keys. But yes, they can be fast in short bursts.
- Zircom 5y ago100% touch typing here, no looking.
- formerly_proven 5y agoWhat do you mean by "training"? I've never done a ten finger / touch typing course or something like that (so, no training) and don't have problems typing 130 WPM 98-100% accuracy in one of these typing tests without specifically practicing typing tests. I don't have ten working fingers.
- irthomasthomas 5y agoTraining yourself by intentionally practicing touch typing.
- 6510 5y agoI would love to see a video.
- Zircom 5y agoSo small caveats, I lied a little. This is the first time I've ever really sat down and analyzed my typing. I do use my ring fingers slightly, on my left hand I use my ring finger for "z" "a" and "q" exclusively, and on my right hand I use the ring finger for backspace exclusively. I also only use my left thumb to hit the space bar and use my right index finger for space when my left thumb isn't available, and don't use my right thumb at all. I managed to hit 93WPM(really 102WPM if you look, it wouldn't continue until I finished the last word which I didn't notice for quite a few seconds lowering the final time) my first try while holding my phone in my mouth which was a little distracting to be honest, and after about 10 minutes of warming up and not holding the phone managed to get it to 132WPM. First try at 93WPM - https://gfycat.com/groundedpettyeider https://gfycat.com/groundedpettyeider Had to cut it to 60 seconds to fit into gfycat, so it starts a little into me already typing but gets the idea across Last try getting to 132WPM - https://i.imgur.com/r2ecd1Z.png https://i.imgur.com/r2ecd1Z.png