Yes, part of the reason why I never bothered to learn to touch-type properly is because I never have to transcribe anything anyway. Especially for scientific stuff the typing speed is very secondary to the rate at which you come up with what to actually say.
If a user types slower than his cognitive intent, then it seems obvious that this person would be less talkative online..Whereas if you type faster than you think, you end up with a bunch of tp threads everywhere :p .
If a user types slower than his cognitive intent, then it seems obvious that this person would be less talkative online..Whereas if you type faster than you think, you end up with a bunch of tp threads everywhere :p .
Play 10fastfingers.com, and sign up to use their Advanced mode, because it has longer harder words..
Productive typing speed is inherently limited by the quantity of USEFUL material you can think of typing. This is approximately 30wpm, you simply don't have thoughtful intentions that's worth typing out at a greater average rate than that..
When people talk about speeds of 100-135wpm, that is ALWAYS transcription speed only.
Play 10fastfingers.com, and sign up to use their Advanced mode, because it has longer harder words..
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm already playing 10fastfingers in advanced mode. It doesn't help.Productive typing speed is inherently limited by the quantity of USEFUL material you can think of typing. This is approximately 30wpm, you simply don't have thoughtful intentions that's worth typing out at a greater average rate than that..
When people talk about speeds of 100-135wpm, that is ALWAYS transcription speed only.
I'm aware of that. IMHO, touch typing is important not because of speed, but because of more straightforward creative process: while touch typing, I'm not distracted by the act of typing, i.e. my toughts simply appear on the screen.
I don't think that I would be better programmer if I could type 80wpm. Reason why I'm frustrated with 45wpm after 4 year of touch typing is simply because I see all other colleague that have a skill that is, apparently, unattainable to me. Damn, now I sound jealous :-[
Maybe try a different keyboard?
Or get the same keyboard with a different switch type?
And ultimately if your current wpm is fast enough for what you do then does it matter?
Maybe try a different keyboard?
Or get the same keyboard with a different switch type?
And ultimately if your current wpm is fast enough for what you do then does it matter?
Are you suggesting we throw money at the problemShow Image(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/aboishappyplz.gif?1)
Maybe try a different keyboard?
Or get the same keyboard with a different switch type?
And ultimately if your current wpm is fast enough for what you do then does it matter?
Are you suggesting we throw money at the problemShow Image(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/aboishappyplz.gif?1)
He's possibly being distracted by the click from the blue switches so yes.
Maybe typing while listening to music on headphones would also help?
I type quick when I know what to type. But if I try one of those typing test things I'm always awful because I dont know what I'm typing or it's not structured. I guess it's meant to be like that but it's not really applicable to real life....
So you're saying if we stop caring about what we type, we can achieve 140WPM? :eek:I type quick when I know what to type. But if I try one of those typing test things I'm always awful because I dont know what I'm typing or it's not structured. I guess it's meant to be like that but it's not really applicable to real life....
You get faster at the transcription when you forget about -comprehending- what you're typing..
It's like Dance Dance Revolution.. you don't really think about it..
So you're saying if we stop caring about what we type, we can achieve 140WPM? :eek:I type quick when I know what to type. But if I try one of those typing test things I'm always awful because I dont know what I'm typing or it's not structured. I guess it's meant to be like that but it's not really applicable to real life....
You get faster at the transcription when you forget about -comprehending- what you're typing..
It's like Dance Dance Revolution.. you don't really think about it..
tp4 typically actually knows what he's talking about when it comes to this subjectYou're the quickest I've hear of.. Did you learn from tp4? :eek:
I'm just here to vouch for his ideology when it comes to typing.
Someone said you are using MX blues - perhaps try browns or reds.
Or if you feel that the switches are too light, maybe try greens (heavier blues), or blacks or even clears.
tp4 typically actually knows what he's talking about when it comes to this subjectYou're the quickest I've hear of.. Did you learn from tp4? :eek:
I'm just here to vouch for his ideology when it comes to typing.
Make a video of you playing 10 fast fingers..
Let us take a look..
Make a video of you playing 10 fast fingers..
Let us take a look..
Here you are, my typing video:
Make a video of you playing 10 fast fingers..
Let us take a look..
Here you are, my typing video:
Pretty sure TP wanted to see your hands :D
Ok, essentially, your bottleneck is Burst Memory bound.
So, right now, you are visualizing many of the words as letters and single hand motions.
What you can do to speed up quickly at the MOMENT.. Is by typing words in Bursts, don't worry about the next word yet..
When you get to the word, - combustion - ... Stop, visualize the ENTIRETY of the hand motions that will go into - combustion - and type that as fast as you can..
Then look at the next word, and do the same thing.. Don't worry about your total average speed..
For now, Burst each word as fast as you can..
Make a video of you playing 10 fast fingers..
Let us take a look..
Here you are, my typing video:
Pretty sure TP wanted to see your hands :D
That video is sufficient.. I can detect Bojan's typing rhythm from just seeing the pace of certain letters and common digraphs/trigraphs.
Ok, essentially, your bottleneck is Burst Memory bound.
So, right now, you are visualizing many of the words as letters and single hand motions.
For the Faster players, they have muscle memory of Longer chains of common letters, which may including entire common words.
NO ONE has muscle memory of uncommon words unless they specifically train on them..
What you can do to speed up quickly at the MOMENT.. Is by typing words in Bursts, don't worry about the next word yet..
When you get to the word, - combustion - ... Stop, visualize the ENTIRETY of the hand motions that will go into - combustion - and type that as fast as you can..
Then look at the next word, and do the same thing.. Don't worry about your total average speed.. Stop to visualize the entire word and type it as fast as possible
Burst each word as fast as you can..
tp4 typically actually knows what he's talking about when it comes to this subjectYou're the quickest I've hear of.. Did you learn from tp4? :eek:
I'm just here to vouch for his ideology when it comes to typing.
I learned how to type fast at an early age (10-12) while playing Diablo 2.
How? I had to learn how to get my point across through text while also not dying.
I think the abstract string practice is a good idea for training cold starts and transitions...
I think the abstract string practice is a good idea for training cold starts and transitions...
cold starts and transitions.
I'm confused, learn me.
Am I stupid? Do I have some neurological disorder?No. I'm touch typing for far longer than you and my speed is 55wpm.