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> goal of mastering the split keyboard Is this your actual goal, or the means to some end? Do you need the ergonomics of split keyboard to deal with wrist pain
by nikitaga 3y ago
> goal of mastering the split keyboard
Is this your actual goal, or the means to some end? Do you need the ergonomics of split keyboard to deal with wrist pain, or do you just like the particular 42 key keyboard that you have?
There's not much special about typing on a split keyboard, I suspect your typing performance issues are mostly due to its miniature size and an unfamiliar keyboard layout.
- throwaway_43793 3y agoYou are right, the end goal is not mastering the keyboard, but rather become more efficient with typing. I do have occasional wrist pain, and after trying split keyboard, I don't understand why traditional keyboards exist-since they are far from being ergonomic. So my end goal is optimization and workflow improvement. The problem is that those things are subjective. People type just fine on membrane keyboards, I can't touch them anymore.
- Agingcoder 3y agoYes, worth it. In my case, before the split keyboard I had severe pain in my wrists, and after the switch, it’s gone. There is an adjustment period, but the benefits are definitely worth the annoyance.
- swah 3y agoWhich one do you use?
- Agingcoder 3y agoKinesics ergo edge (gaming keyboard)
- rgoulter 3y ago> I can't touch them anymore. In my experience: while learning Dvorak, I found it difficult to type with QWERTY. However, now that I'm used to split and ortholinear keyboards, I can type at the same speeds with either.