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Ask HN: How did you learn to touch type?

3 pointsby dartfalmost 5 years ago
I'm a self-taught typist and my previous attempts to learn touch typing weren't very successful. So I'm curious how you learned to/improved your touch typing?

4 comments

mtmailalmost 5 years ago
Learned in school on a typewriter. This game <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;zty.pe&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;zty.pe&#x2F;</a> is fun (also addictive) to type faster. I enjoyed that more than other online tool where you type long sentences.
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smashdalmost 5 years ago
Like others here, I did a lot of learning via a game and via a typing class in high school. But one thing that helped me a lot was doing some imaginary practice away from a keyboard as well. For example, if I was a passenger in a car I would read road signs and imagine typing out the letters. Sometimes I would physically move my fingers, and sometimes I would just tense the finger involved while I imagined reaching to the appropriate key. I practiced this way anywhere I was hearing or reading words and had the spare mental cycles to do it.<p>I used this technique again when I switched from qwerty to colemak. You&#x27;ll still need some dedicated &quot;coursework&quot; like a game or program, but this approach lets you fit in some extra practice over the course of a day.
mindcrimealmost 5 years ago
Learned in high-school (typing class in 9th grade) on an old IBM electric typewriter. Didn&#x27;t do much typing for the next couple of years, so my first year of college I took a &quot;keyboarding&quot; class to refresh my skills.<p>In hindsight, probably two of the best decisions I&#x27;ve ever made.
lewealmost 5 years ago
I have used this free tool to improve my touch typing <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tipp10.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tipp10.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;</a><p>Remember to look at the screen, not at the keyboard ;) Also, focus on precision - not typing speed.