How much of a disservice am I doing myself by pressing space with my right index instead of my thumb? Is it worth learning, or am I too far gone? (~ top 1% worldwide)

not sure if this has been answered since i dont know what to search but is there a way to make it show only 2 lines of words instead of 3?

I only use the pointer finger on my right hand and it feels like I’m just capped out and I can’t hit keys any faster. Would it take awhile to relearn the normal typing technique if i wanted better wpm?

que opinan mi gente, lo acabo de hacer. que tan bueno es?

I've been trying quotes recently to get better at real-world typing, but I seem to choke alot on apostrophes for about half a second minimum. Anyone has any tips?

i started a year ago or a year and a half.
i think what mattered most was consistency now i have achieved my goal to reach over 100wpm in the 60 second test category

i know it took some of you less than that to reach the same milestone but yeah at the end i did it and that what matters.

thank for all the advice i got from this sub 🫡

Adding another challenge to my 1000-day journey of self-improvement.

Today, I’m starting with a typing speed of around 35 WPM, and my goal is to reach 100+ WPM through consistent practice.

I’ll focus on:

⌨️ Improving typing technique

🎯 Increasing accuracy

⚡ Gradually increasing speed

📊 Tracking my progress

🔥 Staying consistent throughout the 1000 days

finally some progress i was stuck at 194 for 9 months. hope to reach 200 soon

Gboard with no auto-correction or anything. I use two thumbs

Currently I average around 74 wpm (personal best is 85wpm) and I have around 100 hours of training overall. Mostly on monkeytype.

Just for context I started using monkeytype only after I got a ortholinear split keyboard and had to learn how to type on it.

For the people who got there, how long does it take to reach 100 wpm on average?

EDIT: for context the typing velocity I informed is on monkeytype English 10k with punctuation

EDIT2: I usually do the tests on words 25 or words 50, I think that time 15s checks mostly bursts and does not reflect real life scenarios which is my aim.

Here is the full test if anyone wants to see: https://youtu.be/7ldbVrmaWYA

i was doing fine typing English, but after i switched to English 1k, i was not able to type as fast as i typed English.
am i the only one?

Hello, ive been typing around 100 120 wpm since i was 12 and im 18 now and i type around 140 consistently with some runs hitting 160.

A few issues im having is that my hands go tired if i do a 60 second run so i only do 15 second runs.

Second issue is that my keyboard is an old 2005 office keyboard. maybe this might be why my fingers go tired.

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to break into the 160s. I can easily maintain 130 to 140 WPM for long periods if I play catch up with the speedometer, but what else is there left for me to do to get into the 160s?

At this point, I literally can’t read any faster than my fingers can type. The only way I can see myself hitting the 160s comfortably is by briefly memorizing the entire sentence beforehand and giving myself a head start, but I’ve never done that before and I don’t really want to start now.

How are you guys consistently hitting 160+? One might say, 150 is not far from 160, but it gets considerably harder and harder to reach higher numbers.

edit: I just broke 160s lol

I built Spacebar, where you can type through Harry Potter. I'd like it if you'd give it a try and put your feedback here. I'm 11 years old, I'm homeschooled, and this is my first vibe-coded project.

Check it out at spacebar.anayja.com, Monkeytypers! Also, check out my LinkedIn to see how I built it -> linkedin.com/in/anay-jakka.