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Title: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: ANightOnCloudNine on Sat, 26 September 2015, 23:25:38

My goal is to get 100 wpm, I used to be really good at tpying when I was like 8 but I got into consoles and came back, I used to be able to type 80 words per minute, now I type 50 words per minute which is embarrassing to me.

Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 01:52:52

generally,   play 10fastfingers . com   register and play the advanced mode

the normal mode doesn't make you fast with less common words.

Once you get a bit faster,  if you want some indepth information,  read 'the guide'

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67941.0

Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 02:07:49

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 01:52:52

generally,   play 10fastfingers . com   register and play the advanced mode

the normal mode doesn't make you fast with less common words.

Once you get a bit faster,  if you want some indepth information,  read 'the guide'

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67941.0

Thanks guy

Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 02:32:47

Quote from: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 02:07:49

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 01:52:52

generally,   play 10fastfingers . com   register and play the advanced mode

the normal mode doesn't make you fast with less common words.

Once you get a bit faster,  if you want some indepth information,  read 'the guide'

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67941.0

Thanks guy

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Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: swimmingbird on Tue, 29 September 2015, 09:57:13

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 02:32:47

Quote from: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 02:07:49

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 27 September 2015, 01:52:52

generally,   play 10fastfingers . com   register and play the advanced mode

the normal mode doesn't make you fast with less common words.

Once you get a bit faster,  if you want some indepth information,  read 'the guide'

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67941.0

Thanks guy

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Started touch typing seriously back in February - where I was around 30wpm - now on keybr I usually get 90-110 wpm and about 85-95 on 10fastfingers and typeracer

Still not sure whether to make the switch to using my right thumb with the space bar like in your compendium....

Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 29 September 2015, 14:37:00

Um...  you don't have to switch to right thumb,  but it makes for superior key balance, and its not really as hard a switch as adjusting any other finger..   because you're probably not already using your right thumb on any other key.

For example, if suddenly I want to start using  my ring finger for " i ",  that would be a large switch because I'd be making a large shift in many words and rhythm..  to use it in a different way also means , you're actively remembering to cancel a predefined muscle reflex which will take time to disassociate.

Whereas the right thumb doesn't do anything, so it's unencumbered and free to adapt easily.

Title: Re: Any tips to improve typing speed (wpm, wps)
Post by: swimmingbird on Tue, 29 September 2015, 15:23:38

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 29 September 2015, 14:37:00

Um...  you don't have to switch to right thumb,  but it makes for superior key balance, and its not really as hard a switch as adjusting any other finger..   because you're probably not already using your right thumb on any other key.

For example, if suddenly I want to start using  my ring finger for " i ",  that would be a large switch because I'd be making a large shift in many words and rhythm..  to use it in a different way also means , you're actively remembering to cancel a predefined muscle reflex which will take time to disassociate.

Whereas the right thumb doesn't do anything, so it's unencumbered and free to adapt easily.

Tempted to give it a shot but it seems to mess with the muscle memory of my right hand when I do it