This is my experience exactly. I use an alternate layout for comfort as I had hand pains from many years of touch typing. The funny thing I realized when learni

This is my experience exactly. I use an alternate layout for comfort as I had hand pains from many years of touch typing. The funny thing I realized when learning a new keyboard layout was that I don't do enough typing at my 8 hours a day job to learn a new layout. I had to use prose practice sites to get up to speed. I think touch-typing is important, but not more important than being interested in what you're trying to do. If trying to learn to type properly detracts from that, it should be learned later.