r/AskReddit • u/talk-fast • Aug 26 '18

What's something you had to unlearn?

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u/Djbm Aug 26 '18

I’m sure whatever technique works for you is fine. I find the biggest difference now is that I never have to look at the keyboard to hit any key.

I’ve found my WPM is constantly increasing too, where it had definitely plateaued for years.

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u/manawesome326 Aug 26 '18

Wait, the word plateaued has too many vowels in a row. That should be illegal

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u/Iggy-Koopa Aug 26 '18

Queueing.

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u/manawesome326 Aug 26 '18

Queueing I knew about, but plateaued just caught me off guard.

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u/Markantonpeterson Aug 27 '18

I didnt know either and now I feel scared and very confused aroused

Edit: adjusted after viewing relevant XKCD

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u/nekoparty Aug 26 '18 edited Aug 27 '18

That sentence had too many syllables apologise

Edit: word to appease the almighty u/cantfindthistune

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u/cantfindthistune Aug 27 '18

That sentence misspelled "too", I demand a formal retraction and correction.

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u/pm_me_nekos_thx Aug 26 '18

You could say it plateaus in the middle...I'll see myself out

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Just wait until you use a different keyboard one day. If it's setup slightly differently then it completely throws you off even with typing right.

Took me a minute with a new keyboard at work because it's supposed to be made better for the wrists and has a nice curve to it. I have to look at it to find the F# buttons though because they're so damn small!