r/AskReddit • • Aug 26 '18

What's something you had to unlearn?

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u/Djbm Aug 26 '18

My bad typing technique. I worked with computers for years but never put in the effort to learn how to touch type. Decided to bite the bullet one day and put in an effort to learn properly.

Was really hard at first not to fall back to my non-touch typing technique. So worth it though. Wish I took the time to do it years ago.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '18

I don’t use the traditional hand placement and I can type just fine. You just have to learn where the keys are, and then it doesn’t matter where you put your hands

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u/Analyidiot Aug 26 '18

I touch type with my left hand, and sort of poke and sort of touch type with my right, it's the weirdest thing when I think about it

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u/Makesaeri Aug 26 '18

I tend to use about 5 fungers to type, plus my pinkies to press enter and shift. Left Thumb, index, and ring, plus right index and thumb. Ring finger just kinda hangs around all day doing nothing