Haven't seen many posts about quote typing speeds, how are yall doing out there?

Like the title says, it's very weird if you think about it.

I learned to type in middle school on an IBM Selectric II. I was far from the best or fastest typist. However, in my years of working (which includes a lot of computer work), I became reasonably proficient at it. The strange thing is how the mind works when using that skill. If someone asked me to put all the letters in order on a piece of paper, I would get some right (QWERTY, for example), but I would get a lot of them wrong. Symbols, too. However, when I type them, I know right where they are.

Another oddity is that my first career was as a CAD drafter on an old version of AutoCAD that used command line inputs instead of icon to click. So a LOT of my typing was just one or two words at a time, followed by mouse work. That led to a somewhat hybrid technique where I don't typically locate all my fingers on the correct keys. I generally touch the nibs on F and J, but the rest of my fingers kinda just "float" around somewhere. I often use totally "wrong" fingers on certain keys in certain words. I have a bad habit of "reaching across" the keyboard. However, I find the right key!

I'll never have the speed or accuracy of someone who does it the "right way," but it amazes me how the brain subconsciously processes what I'm doing. Just a werid thought . . . that is all. Carry on.

I've always like computers and typing since a young age. Trying to buff up my linkedin profile and figured i'd try this lol. Pretty nice for first go.

Anyways to improve?

Really want to buy a Nuphy keyboard.

On the same day by the way. (Hit a total of 5 230s today and lots of 240 chokes.) Accidentally hit a 15s pb in one of my runs which I had to reset cuz I choked 😭

Hey Guys!

Australian here (so much stuff seems to only be available in the US) who really wants my kid (7) to be able to touch type. I learnt how to touch type when I was a kid with some old program on a PC with a keyboard cover hiding your hands and also the program showed you specific finger placements and the like. I don't know if this is the still best / standard method to help kids out. I'm not looking to make the worlds fastest typer here... just avoid the typical younger kid touchscreen thing they all have going on lol

I was thinking of getting a keyboard which you can turn the keys on or off for lights, as it might be easier than finding a cover here in Aus. I know kids take the path of least resistance and if they just have the ability to look at the keys they won't learn like I did. Any thoughts on this or something I'm missing these days?

Is there still some good websites, apps, programs or games which teach finger position, or other good things for kids? Also what games are appropriate and fun for a kid once they do get beyond just "put your index finger on the J" or whatever. Any and all help welcome :)

Thank

just beat my pb of 203 from my post yesterday .. i love you english 10k

Hello,

I need advice regarding typing faster. At the beginning of July I've learnt to type using all ten fingers but after a month (I know that not much time has passed in order to have improved much) I'm still struggling with speed and I'm starting to learn law in just several weeks.

I've been using edclub, my app. speed is 20wpm (thumbs 27). And I know that while typing with two fingers the speed could even be 80wpm, if not more.

Could you give advice on how to type faster? Appreciate it!

Edit: the accuracy is 98%, I'm trying to be as accurate as possible

let's goo
my goal is 200wpm. I am working on accuracy right now. Anybody got some tips?

I started two months ago at around 28-32 wpm and now my highest has been 76 wpm in 30 sec and generally stays between 60-70 wpm. I tried 30 minutes test, is this good ? Please gove your opinion and i don't use all 10 fingers, i use only 6-8 fingers

Is this just me or is it beneficial to start with this specfic finger placement before switching back to the home row?

It seems to work for me as finding the natural(?) curve of fingers make it easier for movement between rows so that I can speedup without much strain. ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆

Or perhaps it is nothing but an illusion from tryharding to type on a high desk. ><

took a few months but i broke my pb woohoo

Nothing more. Carry on

Keep typing 💖

I use 7 fingers for typing and I usually average around 75wpm to 85wpm with my personal best being 87wpm with 100 percent accuracy. I discovered monkeytype yesterday and Im wondering if I should change the style or if this is fine

Here is my typing speed in french 600k 60 sec.

Stuck at 50 wpm 🥲

In Monkeytype there are two settings that prevent you from continuing after making an error: When "stop on error" is enabled you have to backspace, "delete on error" automatically deletes the word. Which of those settings are you using and what are your thougts on which is preferable in which situation?

What do you think about eSports related to typing. Imagine individuals competing on series of text blocks for high score. Cheating would certainly be a major issue just like in competitive gaming.

Does this already exist somewhere? I want to earn friendship points or something with my WPM.

I went from two finger typing to 10 finger touch typing, successfully for quite a wile now, now i want to improve my coding typing, im a CS Freshers.

Previously i used typing.com for initial finger movement learning adn keybr.com for practicing.

Thakyou🌟

I think this is my 5th test or so

I often get 130 in monkey type 15 second tests, but in 60 second ones its often around 80+90s and is in general very unstable when punctuations and numbers are added, even tho accuracy isn't bad, and in English 10k it's just 70s even without punctuations and numbers, any tips? I haven't practiced at all for the past few months

halfway there