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JeeJee Canada5652 Posts October 20 2010 02:39 GMT #21 what's the incentive for learning to type "correctly" ? presumably, you want faster speed and higher accuracy.. to get that, you just need practice. i definitely don't type conventionally, or "correctly" but i type objectively better than a lot of the "correct" typists. i learned to type from playing MMOs and games.. just typing a lot. so yeah, play games where typing fast is required to perform.. you'll learn out of necessity plus, it's fun

HwangjaeTerran Finland5967 Posts October 20 2010 02:44 GMT #22 I don´t type too much and I still can type pretty well and fast, with ten fingers, eyes closed and whatnot. You don´t have to "learn" to type, just pay attention to press every key with the finger closest to it for sometime and it´ll stick. Also open notepad and write random sentences and stuff while watching vids/vods/anime/porn or whatever you whippersnappers like to watch. I admit that I sometimes do alot of mistakes but my backspace operation is so godly fast they don´t really slow me down too much. My rest position is something like shift,a,e,f,j,i,l, and -/ö/ä area (scandinavian keyboard). It just feels the most natural & "fastest" E. Also ofc play starcraft and spam like hell!

SubtleArt 2710 Posts October 20 2010 03:04 GMT #23 I was horrible until I started Starcraft. Slow until I started using MSN more. Amazing when I started playing maplestory. YEEAA

TossFloss Canada606 Posts October 20 2010 07:11 GMT #24 I'm surprised that after one page no one has mentioned it. Try out Typing of the Dead. But why do you think there's something wrong with your typing? Go to the typing racer game someone mentioned and find out your wpm. If you're looking at the keyboard when you type then just stop looking at the keyboard. If you're not using all 5 fingers, then slow down and make a conscious effort to always use the optimal finger; after a while your brain will re-wire itself. P.S. don't take the two above typing games too seriously. Competitive typing requires you to practice many low-frequency and obscure words.

Kyuukyuu Canada6263 Posts October 20 2010 07:31 GMT #25 Typing of the Dead is awesome. Played it all the time just for kicks in high school. I type ~150wpm and don't use optimal fingerings:S I don't think it's super important as long as you're using 3+ fingers per hand.

Zapdos_Smithh Canada2620 Posts October 20 2010 08:12 GMT #26 Playing starcraft ruined my proper typing. Starcraft has taught me use mainly my index and middle finger, occasionally using my thumb and my left pinky for ctrl, shift, etc.. I can type faster now actually though, so that's good.

Mithhaike Singapore2759 Posts October 20 2010 08:23 GMT #27 i type with 7fingers :D my left pinky, right thumb and pinky arent used at all. its kinda like a habit, once your used to it it dont really matter

Gummy United States2180 Posts October 21 2010 19:12 GMT #28 Also, ask a girl to teach you to type. Women are naturally better typists than men, so if you learn some lessons from them, you'll find yourself typing faster in no time.

RageOverdose United States690 Posts October 21 2010 19:24 GMT #29 I taught myself how to type a long time ago when I was like, 7 or 8, with a digital typewriter and an old manual as well as that software at elementary school. I had so much free time in high school typing classes because I just stormed through multiple lessons a day. I got pretty bad at it after a couple years of online gaming and already-established bad habits like not using the Caps Lock and using just the left-side shift key, plus I never got numbers down real well, but I've been improving those for certain classes since I'm now a fan of typing notes out. I mean, really if you want to learn to type "correctly" just see if you can't find a finger diagram or something. Really I find the standard home-row method on QWERTY is just intuitive. You use the finger that doesn't really move your hand much from the homerow to hit a key. Go slow and you get faster as you move along. Memorize the home-row keys first, get used to hitting space, enter, and backspace quickly, then just cycle through index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The question is really though, why? I mean, if you type really well as you do it, just keep it that way. Conforming to a "standard" when it won't improve your productivity is stupid IMO, just do what is comfortable to you and stick to what you're used to.

RageOverdose United States690 Posts October 21 2010 19:25 GMT #30

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