Learning to Touch Type (at age 40)

[@LauraTryUK]

an update one year on: I am now fully touch typing without thinking about it, and my speed has increased and continues to increase. I don't need to look at the keyboard as much and I am really pleased I took the time to learn how to type properly. It was a frustrating few weeks but now I have the skill for life - speed increased, efficiency increased, wrist pain decreased. Winner!

[@thisusedtobemyrealname7876]

That's great to hear! It is like learning to play a new instrument and you can't really rush your brain to make all those new connections since it is not under your voluntary control how fast it happens. That fatigue you were feeling at the beginning was your brain telling you that it has had all it can handle for the day and needs some rest to process all that was learned and to make all those new connections needed for progress. I have to point this out: I hope your accuracy has improved as well since 75% accuracy is not ideal at all if you want to type fast and efficiently since you will have to correct your mistakes so much all the time. The rule of thumb I think is you should always aim for at least 96% accuracy when practicing. If your accuracy drops below that you need to humble yourself and go slower next time so you don't pick up bad habits, being speed over accuracy.

[@cancelik]

I ve been typing with 3 + 3 = 6 fingers with "hunt and peck" style for 20 years (I m 38 yo) and easily type 90 WPM. Just worked on touch-typing for 5 days, 10 hours daily (50 hours in total) and grinded very hard. I can type 20 WPM maximum. And the progression looks fucking slow. So why would I bother with re-shaping my muscle memory for touch-typing. It s pretty silly thing.

[@thisusedtobemyrealname7876]

@@cancelik Of course people can type the way they feel is best for them. 90wpm is plenty of speed for any job. I was typing at maximum of 66wpm with my previous hunt and peck style. However I made lots of spelling errors and had to look at the keyboard often when typing. After 2 weeks of intense practice of touch typing my current top speed is 70wpm while averaging at 53 wpm. I no longer have to watch the keyboard at all and typing feels much more fun for me this way and I see it as a fun hobby to try to improve my skills on now. My current goal is to reach 100wpm since that is where one of my friend currently sits at who also had not even heard of touch typing before. So in conclusion, just do what feels right for you, there is no right way to type if how you type works for you.

[@amandajean9932]

Thankyou for this. I never had an office job so I don’t learn to TT; but am now studying at almost 40yo and 20wpm is no longer sufficient for assignments. I am 10 days in and already have improved.

[@InfoSecGSO]

Nice, at this point it can be pretty fun swapping out the regular key caps for blank ones .

[@Dessi101]

I'm 37 and I still do the "pekfingervals" as we say in Sweden. It translates to indexfinger-waltz😂 LOVE that you're back btw! ❤

[@clairegiani4722]

This video really made me smile. Being of a similar age and had also had learned some bad typing habits. I needed to see a video of someone else growling at the computer! I growl an awful lot! So thank you for that. For context been tryping practice for approx 10- 15 mins a day for 3 months now and gone from 40 wpm to mid 50s.

[@LauraTryUK]

Hey Claire, it is so nice to read your comment, thank you. Well done for re-training yourself - it's so hard to do after years of the wrong way. It's great your making improvements! It's now, about 6 months after first learning, that I realise how much my typing has improved (I wrote all this with touch typing and not looking at the keyboard) an ongoing process that I work on. All the best - please do keep me posted 🙏🏼

[@e555t66]

Nice. I am 40 and I started touch typing during the covid time and now I got to 110 on keybr, 100(200 words) , 80(1k words) on monkeytpe. It is better to use typeracer as soon as you get above 50 in keybr as it forces you to correct the mistakes and use punctuation and caps.

[@Briardie]

Fantastic! I learnt touch typing in the late 70s on a two year secretarial course. I bought a clunky manual typewriter to practice on. I was the fastest touch typist in my year completing all the assignments in exams. I could go 80+ words a minute. Not bad on manual and electric typewriters, back then. Word processors were only Just coming in. Stick with it. You get in a rhythm and it becomes automatic like riding a bike. You can guess with bashing those clunky keys, I have severe osteoarthritis in both hands now. I will definitely look at those websites to check my scores now.

[@LauraTryUK]

I would love to know your scores seeing as you were a typewriter pro! The muscle memory is coming but it is taking some time!

[@SewTubular]

In my High School typing class in grade 8, we had a typing teacher who lost 3 fingers on one hand and 2 fingers on her other hand ( she had been in a car accident long before I joined that school ), yet using the stumps of her fingers she was able to type at 90 words per minute. She was so dang inspirational. I was struggling at 20 words per minute, yet she could whiz by all of us with just stumps for fingers on both hands. ( I never complained about how hard typing was for the whole year I was in her class ) I got better, but never made it past 40 words per minute.

[@LauraTryUK]

Crikey, now that's a story - very inspirational! Are you tempted to push past 40wpm?

[@SewTubular]

@@LauraTryUK Right now I type on a very flat laptop keyboard. I think I need a keyboard with deeper keys to go faster...

[@veragiles981]

22 years ago I gave into the realisation that typing was the only way forward for my severely dyslexic boys. Writing was so hard for them; I couldn't read it and they couldn't read it back and it was painfully slow. At the time Pitman's allowed them to go to typing lessons on a Saturday morning and it was brilliant. They still make mistakes but learning to type properly has been a huge benefit for them. As for my daughter who joined her brothers for lessons; she can hold a conversation over her shoulder whilst typing accurately at great speed. Invaluable!

[@trappart9209]

It's great 😊

[@haventli]

When you said 7 days I did think that was a really tough goal. In my opinion, learning something is sometimes easier than relearning something because you don't have to overcome all the bad habits you already have. I definitely think hitting the same typing speed in one week with a new typing method is amazing. Great job.

[@LauraTryUK]

I had seen other people achieve incredible results in 7 days online so thought I would give it a bash. I'm kinda pleased I tried it as it forced me to cram learning into a short space of time which accelerated my progress. However, I am so pleased I am 5 months on now and have adapted as learning was very tricky!

[@silentshade7975]

I loved this video! You framed the progress you'd made as the real success even if the original goal was a stretch. I'm motivated now to get after my own goals

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Hey Welcome back Laura! (This is the first new video of yours that I've watched since you took your break.) Great to see your style of video again! I appreciate the down to earth approach to learning and how your videos just seem like more of a look into your real life and realistic challenge rather than an overly polished "everything is perfect and easy" kind of thing. I feel oddly motivated to learn to type now! Looking forward to more, keep on keeping on!

[@LauraTryUK]

Hey Utmost, thanks for the lovely comment, it's so nice to know you and others enjoy the video. It's a bit of change of direction recently (more sustainable for me, plus things I've wanted to learn for a long time now) so means a lot to know others are enjoying and feeling motivated.

[@tw2210]

Really nice video Laura and very inspirational. Best regards, Tim

[@tedburke525]

I'm relearning touch typing at 47, so I watched quite a few KZbin videos about it. This is the first honest one I've seen! Learning _how_ to touch type is easy; Learning to touch type fast is difficult; Learning not to type the other faster way your brain already likes is almost impossible!

[@hugaflower]

I thank you sooooo very much for sharing this video!! I don't feel so alone, like I totally am the same. I have years of typing with one hand. But I decided to go back to school taking a business management class which requires learning how to type the correct way. This is what gets me, I will practice, then am ready to be timed, and it is like my brain skips or freezes and I miss one or two letters which sets off my WPM average to zilch( well, not as good as it could be). It is so frustrating, but I after watching your video, I have a bit hope, now. So, thank you !!! I am sure glad KZbin suggested your video in my youtube home page.

[@Indoor-Cyling-Revolution]

I learned how to type properly when, out of sheer happenstance, it turns out I needed a specific credit in order to graduate from high school after transferring around so many high schools in my youth. So I took typing… It was one of the best classes I’ve ever taken, and probably one of the classes in my education that has helped me the most throughout my life. And now, as a professional screenwriter and member of the writers Guild of America, I honestly don’t know where I would be had I not learned how to type properly. However, I was never able to achieve a consistent speed of 80 words per minute, my average is around 60 words per minute. Kudos to you for making this effort! Keep TRYing new things. Love it!

[@kriscanmanifest]

My test on first try while listening to this video was 66 wpm and only missed 1 word. I also think my score was lower because I was trying to focus on listening to you while I was also doing the test LOL. My typing speed was incredibly fast when I was in high school when I took computer / typing class. This was great seeing you tackle this. It's also good to note that your typing speed will always be slower when you use a keyboard you're not used to using on a daily basis. Jay Vincent (a fitness youtuber) actually uses typing as an example of what he calls "the law of specificity," where if someone is trying to learn how to type, it will be a lot harder for them to learn if you keep switching the keyboard they're using. He was teaching this to say that people who do exercises unrelated to their sport are not actually helping them get better at their sport, because their practice is not specific to what they're trying to accomplish. Thank you for sharing this and congrats on your progress :)

[@LauraTryUK]

I loved this comment! And kudos for doing the typing test _and_ watching the video 😂

[@nevertoolate8589]

Loving all these “new skills” videos!

[@LauraTryUK]

I am please you like them NTL - kinda using your profile name as inspiration.

[@nevertoolate8589]

@@LauraTryUK my go to mantra! Thanks I’m flattered 😃

[@debbiedann5902]

I love this, well done Laura! I learned to TT at evening class using the Scheidegger method which involved having the keys covered with colour coded caps so I couldn’t see the letters and typing in time to music that got progressively faster as the weeks went by to develop a rhythm and constant ‘flow’. I’m at a keyboard every day for work and still easily rattle out 80-90wpm. Good life skill!

[@MobaCry]

No doubt that is a very clear win... From 41 word per minute with a bad technique, to 53 wpm with a very nice technique... If that's not a win what is it... I am always impressed by your challenges... 👏👏👏👏😮😮😮. You are amazing 👍

[@klimtkahlo]

I feel exactly the same!!!❤

[@brionia9760]

Definitely a win, well done 🎉

[@navi0822]

I really enjoyed this video. Something completely different from what I am used to watching. I am usually watching videos of keyboards and desk set ups and I stumbled upon your video. I learned to type faster than my friends due to gaming and msn messenger when it was very popular in Mexico. It wasn't until I started watching typing videos that I realized that my style of typing was not ideal. It helped me a lot to mimic the people from the videos and just let my mind flow with my fingers. I think that it is absolutely awesome the progress that you made and I will be sharing this video with my wife since she likes a little more explanation in videos. Keep up the great work! As for my typing speed. 94 wpm at 100% for 15 seconds 82 wpm at 98% for 30 seconds 75 wpm at 98% for 60 seconds. and I hope I can continue to improve :)

[@markwilliamson9140]

Hey Laura, how are you? How you been? Missed you and your videos so much. Great to have you back. ✌️😀

[@LauraTryUK]

All good here Mark, thanks for asking. I have lots of videos ready to go in the next few weeks so hopefully you will enjoy them 😀

[@markwilliamson9140]

@@LauraTryUK looking forward to it 😀

[@garyinternet5436]

Laura, I'm late to your channel and late to this video. What a brilliant channel and well done on your progress. I learned to touch type during the pandemic in 2020 just after my 38th birthday when I started a new job in a new industry and realised how poor my typing skills were. I've become something of a typing nerd and even moderate on a forum about typing. I just wanted to say that I hope you are still touch typing. Just know that you only need about 10 to 15 minutes of formal practice per day in order to keep making progress. Possibly less than that if you also do a lot of typing each day as part of your job. They key thing to continually focus on is accuracy, i.e. typing each word correctly rather than incorrectly. Typing speed is nothing more than accurate repetitions of each word over time. Generally the people that can type at over 100 wpm or even over 150 wpm are simply the people who have spent the most time typing of the course of about a decade, but they'll typically try and tell you to use this site or that site or this method or that method. The short version is, once you've learned to touch type, just keep doing it. Keep typing as best you can and never look at the keyboard.

[@chris35932]

Definitely a win, well done Laura - another great challenge 👍

[@LauraTryUK]

Cheers Chris 🙏🏼

[@spud1300]

I guess this is a skill that I totally take for granted. Nice to see you crushing it!

[@Britbabe53]

I took touch typing in high school in the late 60's and it was the most valuable skill I ever learned in hindsight.

[@benmacklin8365]

LT I was the same and decided to teach myself while I was on shift in the army. You did so much h better than me and km still not amazing but its such a valuable skill. Well done and you continue to be an awesome inspiration 👏 🙌 😀

[@MikeJohnMentzer]

3:24 It's cute how he was helping you by blocking the keyboard so that you won't look at it while typing !

[@Pink_Stardust]

Never hit the subscribe button so fast. I love the vibes of this channel. Its never too late to learn

[@LauraTryUK]

Thanks so much for subscribing, I'm so pleased you like the vibes 💫

[@aminemaravalo31]

Very happy to see you again thanks for your nice védios laura ...i love you ....👨‍❤‍💋‍👨❤❤💓💗🌹. You still the best.....about the new vlog ....I tried it but it always makes mistakes in the words and more than that it makes you anxious. Contrary to if you train your mind to write slowly, you will become more calm and comfortable.....This is my experience.....Perhaps those who have a lot of work, such as giant companies or sensitive positions,........) only need to write quickly.

[@jacquesstrauss6975]

I am looking forward to see the unicycle video. I learned unicycling during lockdown in South Africa as a fun way to keep fit while the gym's were all closed. It is a super fun but incredibly frustrating thing to learn (Well at least for me)

[@dragonslayerryu1]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@Pipkiss]

I can't believe you're at 70k! Road to 100k 😁 Awesome video. Keep it up.

[@LauraTryUK]

Thank yoooooou Pipkis!

[@wagfinpis]

I've been using multiple apps and watching lots of videos with tips and antidotes for almost 4 months, with several hours of practice and I've gone from around 20 wpm, with 5-finger looking at the keyboard typing, to around 23 wpm 10-finger touch typing.

[@alicemcintyre4955]

This takes me back! I had to practice touch typing on Dance Mat Typing nearly every day during online learning in primary school. It’s such a goofy website, all these different animals teach you different progressions and give you games and then they sing a song for you when you’ve learned their thing. Nowadays I don’t actually touch type properly, I don’t use my last two fingers as much as I should and I jump around the keyboard a bit, but I do use a lot of the skills I learned in touch typing. I’ll have to test myself and see what my typing speed is! :)

[@Paramveer108]

You are an Inspiration.

[@tismeDenis]

Funny when my penny drops & surrender to the fact that 'this lady' with her video content is becoming addictive as I sit here mustering up my energy to get to the gym knowing that I too need to at least type in my future too 😂 thanks again for another well planned together interesting video. Very inspiring with an every day consideration about what many would love to do. 💪👍

[@Emma-Maze]

I love your channel, keep it up!

[@applegal3058]

I learned to type in high-school. I was the only one in class who focused when my classmates chatted and goofed off, since we were left in the room by the teacher and expected to use a computer software to learn. I type like a freaking speed demon lol. I work in an office, so I use this skill all the time. My keyboard tray is under my desk, so I never look at the keyboard except for some uncommonly used symbols, which is exceedingly rare. It's the one thing in high school that I use in real life.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Since you first posted about wanting to learn speed typing I’ve been using this weird split keyboard with 32 key that uses combinations of 2 keys to get more letters. I managed to reach as far as 45wpm on it by training 1h/day for some time. Now it the only keyboard I use. And like you said: even if it’s not faster, the fact that you are doing it differently feels great 👍🏼. Great video!

[@LauraTryUK]

details on this strange keyboard thing please 🙏🏼

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@LauraTryUK the keyboard is diy. The one I am using right now it is the second one I built and I made a short about the concept. But I made a more in depth video about the first one explaining how it works. There are also some crazy keyboard out there that are made commercially but I love to build things and the split keyboard was a fun project. I don’t know if it’s ok to link the video so I am not going to but you can take a look on my channel. You should find it easily.

[@LauraTryUK]

@@LifeHackerMax defo link the video. it should allow it. If not I will take a look at restricted comments and send it in here. It all sounds very interesting.

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@LauraTryUK here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnSWhaysd9KYiZo . I hope you like it! 😊 Just to make an idea of what I am going for, my next version will be mounted on the hand rest of an IKEA chair. The goal is to remove the desk all together 😈. Like you, I am trying all sorts of crazy things 🙃.

[@LauraTryUK]

@@LifeHackerMax I totally love it!!!!!! I admire your skill and patience to make something like that!

[@feudiable]

3:22 see charlie got the touch typing down, charlie can type without looking using all four paws! :D

[@LauraTryUK]

Don't you know it! He knows all the skills 🐈‍⬛😎

[@bipinbecky]

very inspiring! thank you!!

[@alejandrombritoscursos]

Thank you for the video. I am exactly in the same situation, and I am experiencing what you went through. I have practised 75 hours in two and a half months. My speed is around 30, which is slow for how much practice I have done. This is quite addictive. Thanks for a realistic video.

[@LauraTryUK]

keep practicing, it will be worth it. I found the split keyboard helped loads.

[@abigaildavid8009]

I gave myself a lot more time than a week to learn touch typing 😊 I'm noticing a slow but very steady improvement.

[@mateosotelo957]

Nice vid subscribed and also this video really helped me

[@klegessegelk7527]

I love that I learned touch typing shortly after school. I use it for over 20 years now and I can mostly type as fast as I think (well, almost)

[@ut561]

Like the closeup at 44 seconds :)

[@LauraTryUK]

woooah, I found it kinda scary.

[@abigwhale1043]

I really like the challenges you do. Perhaps you could try one where you try to read a book a week or smthng

[@LauraTryUK]

I have speed reading on my list as I am a very slow reader, but really love reading books - takes me ages to read.

[@abigwhale1043]

@@LauraTryUK Speed reading is an awesome idea! I wanna try it too

[@fc4660]

I just watched that video so you made it happen!

[@LauraTryUK]

The 50% Skillshare offer has now expired, and has now been replaced with the first 1,000 people to use the following link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/lauratry1122 What is your typing speed?

[@travellinglines]

Did the test you're using out of curiosity... got 69wpm because I was a strange child and taught myself to touch type when I was 10 😅

[@LauraTryUK]

@@travellinglines that's a great result! It would. have been great for me to learn when I was a child. The 40 year old brain found it quite tricky 😆

[@silentshade7975]

I had typing classes in elementary school so I was taught touch typing from an early age. I did the test twice and got a 52 wpm and a 66 wpm. But the 66 wpm was stressful and too fast for me. I make a lot of mistakes typing normally. So my typing speed can be wildly different because I'll start mixing up letters or such mistakes and then I'll get hung up where I made the mistake and lose the forward flow.

[@javavina2266]

i learned it as an exchange student in an american high school. i am so glad, i took that class ages ago. it is one of my super powers ;-)

[@LauraTryUK]

a great skill to have and one that lasts forever I expect.

[@javavina2266]

@@LauraTryUK yes ... once you force yourself to use this method ... whatsoever! ... it sinks in and becomes natural

[@SpaceyBlurr]

I haven't practiced since middle school (35) and my speed is 71 wpm. I want to increase it to 80 wpm now.

[@anniwilson2534]

Go LT! You did well! Something that helped me … A work colleague who could already touch type at 100+WPM covered up my keyboard letters with mini blank labels 😮 It was so tricky at first but I soon learnt where the keys were and adopted the starting position of index fingers on the F and J. Bizarrely I tend to go wrong if I look at the keys now 😁

[@Maars36]

Just started a few days ago at age 50 started at 6 words per minute now after a few days I am 28 feeling pretty good then my brain and fingers go in different ways 😂, you are right when I don't think about it I do great the moment I think about it my speed goes down I decided to focus on accuracy to see if that will eventually help with my speed.

[@fc4660]

It’s win Laura!

[@typingforall]

Amazing keyboarding tips

[@nnakauchenna4647]

now that cat is a life saver lol I like the video. especially that frustration one get typing "O" for the 13 time

[@ali3143]

I've dropped from a healthy 85-95wpm back in the day when I learnt at 16 on a manual typewriter (no backspace key!!) before computers became mainstream. I've just achieved a steady 71wpm from my test. Interesting that you notice that the correct positioning of your hands has led to less wrist pain though, that is a definite win!

[@LauraTryUK]

71 - what a great result. I can't imagine what 85-95 is like on a typewriter 😂 I think the word record still remains on a typewriter, 200+wpm!

[@ali3143]

@@LauraTryUK yeah, I have no idea how anyone can type that fast! My fingers just don't do the thing or maybe it's my brain holding me back?!!

[@Sharkie1717]

Charlie! Great vid!

[@LauraTryUK]

Isn't he a dream 🐈‍⬛

[@DzintarsDev]

I took it to the next level. First I learned just Qwerty touch typing on almost regular keyboard. Then... I got my split mechanical keyboard. And decided to ditch my Qwerty typing in favor of Colemak-DH in the same time learning to use that new 50% split keyboard. And I would say... it's not that difficult at all. It takes patience, but it's not difficult. Currently at 60+ WPM. Feeling quite comfortable. The goal would be to get into 80+. Also... when I was first time learning Qwerty, I sanded off letters from the key caps so that I have no reason to look at keyboard.

[@brightfaith8403]

This is so interesting!

[@kimhenningnielsen2882]

Hey Laura, Congrats with the new skill 🤩🤩🤩 nice looking with your glases on 😍😍😍😍

[@klimtkahlo]

I was never taught typing of any sort in school. I tried to learn it too but I have lived in 4 different countries with three different keyboards/ languages and it makes it so challenging to teach my brain to memorize all the keyboards! I am relatively quick but I definitely need to look at the keyboard! Our generation was caught in between technology and lack thereof. A young co-worker asked me why I hadn’t googled something when I went to another country! I had to explain that before cells and before cells had internet, researching something was a whole ordeal and most libraries were not equipped with the information. Like how does salt look in one country opposed to the other. What time do grocery stores close? What religious holidays shut down a country… and then the same person did not know about the existence of my favorite painter and I said nothing but had to think to myself how anyone could not know with information so easily available… I had to watch documentaries on 4 tv channels! Ok vent session over… 😅

[@mrstiggywinkle]

When I learnt to touch type at collage i was the slowest because i didn’t look. And in the end i was the quickest! I can still type without looking. Its a super power! 🤩

[@LauraTryUK]

That is very cool! (I am trying not to look as I write this reply 😆)

[@colinbullock56]

My typing speed is 70 wpm. I love the channel. Keep making great videos. 😘

[@Wolfsong957]

Laura you gotta try SPEED READING !!

[@LauraTryUK]

I am 1,000,000% on this! Do you see read? Any tips?

[@HarryPotterFan2110]

Did you find the ergonomic keyboard useful? Didn’t see it that much in the video? I also have a Mac keyboard but find that my long(ish) nails get in the way of the keys. Also I always love a new Skillshare lesson! Thanks for the recommendation to Ali’s class!

[@LauraTryUK]

Hey Sophia. I found it helped a lot! I didn't and don't use it that much as it is big and doesn't really fit my desk set-up. I hope to get a permanent working desk in the future and I will use it more for sure.

[@sunbuntm]

I know I'm four months late, but it's really important that you don't look at the keyboard while typing. Remember to practise typing atleast 15 minutes daily. Don't forget to learn the puncuation keys aswell. You should reach 80 wpm in no time. You did really well, great job!

[@laurapettit898]

I learnt to type thanks to msn messenger! I had touch typing lessons at school too with a cover over your hands but msn is what created the speed!

[@LauraTryUK]

MSN messenger - so so so funny!! I have very clear memories of that from secondary school 😂

[@glamdragon]

Sorry for off topic, but where did you get that "standing desk setup"? 🤩

[@nevertoolate8589]

She’s got a whole video on it if you search through them.

[@LauraTryUK]

Hey Alex, I have a couple of videos about the desk: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmm0hWdqgJiWlck and kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoXWYYOsZ8mhldE I hope you like them.

[@samanthaquant7411]

So thankful my mom made me learn touch typing as a kid

[@haileysanchez8302]

I’m still typing really slow because I’m also trying to unlearn the bad habits I’ve made but I find it helpful to sound out the word rather than think of each letter individually

[@gyaniadmi2347]

I learner typing in the 90s.whem I was in College on a typewriter( brother brand ) I still have that typewriter, it was very tough. I can do 80-100 wpm.

[@JaceFreeman3]

I love you 😅🤣

[@jakejones8032]

I just took a test and got 51 wpm. I've been faster in the past, but I don't type on a daily basis anymore. I learned 25 years ago in high school. My teacher was also the wrestling coach and if he caught you looking down at your fingers he would put you in a sleeper hold or headlock. I learned pretty quickly to keep my eyes up on the screen.

[@lorraine.-.]

I’ve literally just decided I need to learn how to type properly & I’m coming on 43. I type exactly the same way & it’s the unlearning the bad habits that I know is going to be the hardest 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m setting myself a 30 day goal to see how much I can improve. It’s going to take longer to reach any speed but the 30 days should be enough to learn finger mapping & retrain my brain to not look at the keyboard. Where are you at now, anymore improvement?

[@LauraTryUK]

Hey Lorraine, it's great to get your comment! Stick with it, it's totally worth it. I can now type without looking at the keyboard using all my fingers and the correct technique. I'm much quicker (haven't done a test in a while) but not making as many mistakes and my wrist feel good. It's a real challenge at the start and took about 3 months to re-programme, but the hardcore 30 days I think is a great plan to do a bit of a crash course reset. Please keep me posted 🙏🏼

[@Shawker0]

Meanwhile I'm over here with a split keyboard that I've separated and have my dinner and mug in the middle between the halves, try crossing my dinner plate with your index finger lol

[@ahmadazab7853]

Update?

[@iggykoopaiskool]

i usually type 130 wpm 150 if I'm going insane mode (but 150 is a lot of errors and a lot of backspacing)

[@chevyimp5857]

Have you tried the video game "typing of the dead" sounds terrible but it's actually fun times.. great video as per usual.. thanks

[@LauraTryUK]

I have not tried this game, it does sound terrifying but I will check it out 😂

[@denispogodin1585]

training fine motor skills boosts your brain, significantly lowering the risk of developing multiple sclerosis and senile dementia (the last one is the one i fear the most)

[@LauraTryUK]

I am hoping to boost my brain and health by learning these things Denis.

[@denispogodin1585]

@@LauraTryUK i suppose such a kind of typing can be included into the group of activities that is called cognitive gymnastics. I tried it once when i was involved in scientific research, the most fun part was trying to do finger exercises by two hands with asynchronous and opposite rhythm

[@alejandromadail]

Hi Laura if you are going to learn touch typing don't use qwerty keyboard layouts but colemak or workman instead.

[@LauraTryUK]

Oh my goodness!!!! My head would actually explode if I had to learn a new keyboard!!!! As in, actually. However, I can now see how inefficient a QWERTY is. Maybe a video for the future?

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

@@LauraTryUK I wouldn't bother, if you don't have an actual RSI from typing learning anything other than qwerty doesn't make sense, first of all your brain wiring will be incompatible with all computers in the world. What the point of learning touch typing if it only applies to your own computer? And second thing - comfort is often subjective, people who type in qwerty for 10+ years do find it quite comfortable, even if inefficient.

[@slagaming6643]

Type the way u find it most comfortable unless you want to reach 200 WPM or higher. I type with 5 fingers only and can still get around 120 WPM

[@chaii_latte]

50 wpm with hunt and peck. 15- 20 wpm right now learning. G and H are driving me nutz.

[@LauraTryUK]

you'll get there 💪 I and O killed me!!!!! I am full touch typing now. Couldn't imagine going back to how I used to be. Took about 4-5 months to fully get in the swing and not have to think about it.

[@miojocomfarinha]

39 yo. My typing speed is about 65 ~75 wpm. But I'm no longer trying to speed it up. 65 wpm is quite enough for what I need.

[@typeandtypes]

i need 6 month to get 80wpm, i practice 20-40 minutes a day. It's a journey and it's fun.

[@ogagaskitchentwist7477]

45 wpm is my Raw speed 44 is my regular typing speed

[@joecrumpler6865]

I learned in high school. It's one of my most valualable skills. I wish I had learned to spell better. :)

[@bbsaid218]

😊

[@LauraTryUK]

the early bird catches the worm 🐛

[@carlkolchak4437]

I want to learn to jump rope so I can get a good cardio workout. - 53 is not too shabby. I took typing/short hand in High School in 1972. I type just dandy but SHORT HAND??????

[@LauraTryUK]

Loving the jump rope rope idea - this is on my list too!

[@buthex]

I'm 30 and experiencing the exat same frustration right now 😅

[@SPARTAN.JEROME-092]

When I have to do a Document, i put myself on NZT mode and finish the document within 2 hours 🤣🤣 that NZT soundtrack is the real NZT pill!!

[@captainleegames4995]

Average typing speed is 120 I call this my average because this is me trying just a bit harder above casual as if typing to friends I average 95-100 when typing casual to friends but I have hit a personal record of mine to 243 wpm yesterday I honestly dont understand how

[@ronaldchampagne7753]

And I typing may average wpm is in the 20 and 30wpm.

[@ronaldchampagne7753]

Now I can typing with all tan fingers now I can type is 40wpm.

[@carsonjamesiv2512]

COOL😃👍

[@itsbillz09]

It's best to practice touch typing for 15 minutes a day for a long period.

[@forestdamian5601]

Hi ❤

[@idekatthispoint7022]

I’m 10 and my best typing record is 117 words per minute

[@MikeJohnMentzer]

This is the only accurate video I've seem! Others are like reaching from 30wpm to 90 in like 3-4 days which is off fake!

[@RandomGuy0nline0]

i average around 105-110, if i push myself i can hit 120 rather easily

[@LhiaMarie]

45 yo and my typing speed is 32 wpm, unlimited backspace key, keeps on looking on the keyboard because I couldn't memorize the proper placement of fingers.😅

[@LauraTryUK]

If you have the time and patience to learn tough typing, I highly recommend it. It feels great!

[@okayguy951]

Old typing style was 30 wpm started touch typing today went fron 4wpm to 13wpm😢😢😢

[@LauraTryUK]

it's tough! But the transition is worth it - keep practicing and you'll get it soon enough 💪 I'm fully touch typing now.

[@okayguy951]

@@LauraTryUK oh yeah but now i can go as fast as 25 wpm and getting faster every time

[@LauraTryUK]

@@okayguy951 HERE WE GO!!! 🔥

[@okayguy951]

@@LauraTryUK thank you u and other influencers really motivate people to get past their limits