I've always been somewhat fast at typing, at least compared to your average hunt and peck person. But I've always had to look down.
So if I was typing something from memory, I could go something like 35 to 45wpm. But I could never test that high on typing tests, because I have to look at my hands, not the screen.
So in my downtime at work the last couple months, I've been practicing touch typing. This is as far as I've gotten, but it's a nice foundation to build on.
Nice, yeah i never tried typing, i might check it out too. I like Monkey mainly for the UI as well as the stats that they keep track of. I used it mainly because i wanted to prepare for my switch to a split key board (splitkb's kyria) and i wanted to see my tgyping speed vs that of when I'm using the keyboard. I went from about 60wpm to 10 with the new keyboard. Now I'm back to about 50 wpm. goodluck on your journey!
Thanks!
I was actually thinking about 3d printing a split keyboard, just for fun. But I was worried about messing up what I'm learning, so I decided against it.
Have you retained your ability to type fast on a standard keyboard?
I haven't actually tested it, but i for sure type worse in a standard keyboard now, but mainly because its so infrequent. I think if i had to work with a standard keyboard, i'd get back in the flow of things easier.
Hmmm, I touch a lot of keyboards throughout my week, I need to retain my qwerty ability. So maybe I would, just through use of both types? As long as they're all qwerty I guess 🤔
The issue I have is that, even though it's qwerty, some buttons are different. I have a total of 48 keys so some buttons function as 2 buttons (enter and alt, as well as others) as well as a staggered layout. Mainly just slows me down slightly, but If I type either a regular keyboard for a bit, i start to get used to it again.