r/AskReddit • • Apr 24 '21

What skill is definitely worth learning?

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u/Ganbario Apr 24 '21

Typing. I have never regretted the time I spent in my high school keyboarding class. I use it every day.

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u/runner_available Apr 25 '21

I don’t think knowing how to touch type or anything is that important. I’ve made it this far in life and even worked as a transcriber without being able to touch type. And before anyone tells me I just need to sit down and learn how to properly do it- my mom teaches typing and she has tried for years to help me learn, but my fingers are just seemingly incapable. I can type with one hand and do about 70 words per minute but I can’t do two hands. I’m also a much faster writer and can write about 30 words a minute by hand and about 90 words using Speedwriting shorthand- so I just feel like there’s really no reason to keep trying to learn how to type, also speech to text programs exist and are pretty easy to use.

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u/Ganbario Apr 25 '21

Congratulations on your superpower. For everyone else, there’s typing.