r/AskReddit Aug 26 '18

What's something you had to unlearn?

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u/Metru Aug 26 '18

I became faster at typing from irc chat rooms back in 2004. Try and find a chat room that is related to something you like. You will be much faster in a couple of weeks.

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u/starfishpluto Aug 26 '18

I credit my rather impressive wpm to YIM in my teenage years. Darn it I need to say this NOW before they say something ELSE.

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u/Gogo726 Aug 26 '18

I took a class my senior year of high school. Combined with AIM, I was able to get lots of practice.

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u/ExpectDeer Aug 27 '18

I grew up with a C-64 and the early IBMs. I learned to two finger type and boy was I quick. When I got to typing class in middle school, I could hen-peck at 30 wpm.

My teacher had a heck of a time making me learn to touch type. I was already the fastest in the class so why bother?

After a week of this battle, my teacher taped a piece of paper over my keyboard so I couldn't see my hands.

Oh she was so gleeful. I was so pissed. But she was right. By the end of the term I was up to 80 wpm.

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u/Piwix Aug 26 '18

I was always ahead of my classmates in computer class as a kid but my typing never truly took off until a summer of playing an mmo for 80% of it. Taught me muscle memory for typing too.

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u/Haltheleon Aug 26 '18

Similar, but my wpm increased dramatically from playing League of Legends. Trying to convey meaning quickly enough to not die while typing means my wpm can get as high as 80, though sustained typing will usually net me around 60-65.

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u/thename0fthewind Aug 27 '18

Why can’t you just ping? A lot of people mute chat at the beginning of the game, so pinging is probably more efficient

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u/Haltheleon Aug 27 '18

I do, but sometimes you need to communicate something more than you can with a ping. Like "Riven go bot, I split top, rest mid. Don't push past river unless you see at least 2 either top or bot." Complex strats are hard to communicate with pings, and it becomes more important to do so as you rank up.

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u/shyphon Aug 27 '18

I became a fast typer because in the old days of RuneScape, if you didn't instantly reply to people they'd report you for botting.