I used to type fast enough that it never felt like it was a limiting factor. Then on a couple of occasions I got shooting pains down the back of my right hand a

I used to type fast enough that it never felt like it was a limiting factor. Then on a couple of occasions I got shooting pains down the back of my right hand and I couldn't type for several days. Because of that I looked into alternate keyboard layouts and that rabbit-hole led me to developing a keyboard layout that was easier to transition to than Colemak/Tarmak that performs about as well. What I found trying to learn my new layout is that I don't type enough in a given day as a software developer, so had to practice regularly on typing sites. I quickly got back up to around 70 wpm which was slower than I was typing before but it was far more comfortable and I rarely find I need to type faster. I'm generally limited by how fast I think. This is very much the same as when I'm playing StarCraft 2, I can go over 140 APM but that tends to be spamming keys with automatic rather than situationally appropriate actions--with better plans and thinking I can be more effective at 100 APM.