I Practiced Touch Typing For 30 Days
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- I Practiced Touch Typing For 30 Days
I tried to learn touch typing in 30 days. My typing skills have never really been up to par but in this short period I was able to go from 28 words per minute to 70 words per minute. This is a video about how I did it.
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"I have 670 wpm with 2% accuracy"
XD
fair
That's incredible LMAO!!
Thats dumb fast...
Same lol
Who else came here just to see what touch typing was just to find out its normal typing?
yep
Me
Rofl yup
This video felt so weird. Is he the average? Or am I the average? I can't tell, but I've always thought everyone on the internet.. typed a lot. I can't fathom how he was at 28 WPM lol
Was expecting him to be hitting like 150 or something impressive like that.
Edit: Just to weird flex, my fastest was upper 150s, but I know that's not practical. I think most people plateau at like 110 because you never think that fast in normal conversation.
Mike C Thank god I thought I was the only one lol.
At some point around the 120 mark I was finding myself unable to form quality sentences when writing essays and repeating short phrases in paragraphs.
Watched this video about a year ago when I was typing 30 wpm. Now I type around 80. This video is awesome and really helped me get on the right path. Typing is such a useful skill that more people should learn how to do it correctly. This video really helped me in school and many other things in life.
Now I am going to practice typing and come back here 6 months later.
How many days a week do you practice
@@imthebest7290 The key is to make it fun for yourself, it was about a year ago that I wanted that video. Just do it every so often, it will start slow but your results will eventually be exponential.
Same except I'm at 50 don't care enough lol
@@kevinclydeeguia2543 Almost 6 months, how's much did you progress?
It's awesome that you worked so hard at this! I think part of what held you back was switching back and forth between different keyboards--consistency really helps even if you've been typing a long time. My oldest son learned "keyboarding" in fourth grade which I think was a superb idea. Unfortunately we moved and my youngest son is in sixth grade and he hasn't learned yet. I may have to teach him (and my husband) with this website! Thanks! I'm a pro writer and I'm currently working on accuracy so I have fewer typos to correct in my manuscripts.
who else wishes they could code as fast as they type? 😂
I code faster than I type because with code you get autocompletion and also are repeated statements most of the time. In fact, I want to write as fast as I code :c
Yeah the script templates I use help a lot
@@sebastiansoto4168 that's only if your ide offers code completion though
@@jonnylaw4569 ...why would it not? What have you done with your life Jonny?
@@jonnylaw4569 well if not, you should use which does have it
"Each finger is responsible for three letters", except for the index fingers which are doing double the work
You forgot numbers and pinky. Right pinky has more job to do than index, and it is annoying since my pinky doesn't have strength
@@SuperSohaizai yeah poor right pinky carries all the load when coding
@@srt-fw8nh yeah I liked Dvorak layout much better than qwerty, but it is too late I guess. I already invested so much time in qwerty
@@srt-fw8nh interesting, never actually tried dvorak (and never seen one in person tbh) so I don't know the position for those keys.
I thought of using "next layer" on some keyboards (with qmk firmware or something) for symbols specifically, but that's for next time since my keyboard is serving me well
@@_ashyou exactly, since people don't code that much back in the days, so we have to stick with qwerty, feelsbadman
He is practicing on keybr , a website used learn touch typing.
Thank you.
You reached 70 wpm in 30 days? You're a beast man. I've only just cracked 70 wpm this year and I've been practicing for four years! But I have famously unindependent fingers. I go to move just one finger and another two will move with the one I intended to move as well.
im trying to type 70 wpm i beat my score at 60wpm and i look at the keyboard sometime my eyes go off and i stil, dont use the right thing....
My fingers sont let me type
I'm at 35 wpm in two weeks. I hope I can get to atleast 60 by next week because I can now type all letters comfortably
@@rebel6293 it took me over 1 month to hit 35 wpm
@@imthebest7290 That's still great. I'm now at 60 wpm
Me: Practicing my typing skills
My FBI Agent: *here you go kid*
Bro literally the same thing happened to me. I was trying to practice three hours ago . I didn’t watch any vids I just went to CZcams and saw this.
That FBI agent just trying to help us out my dude
Definitely not your FBI agent just Google being creepy with how they recommend you things lol
I think my FBI agent is secretly in love with me 😍
I just searched "Typing Trainer Online" like an hour ago and this got recommend.
Everyone in the comments bragging "I've been typing since first grade"
While there's me who didn't know the internet existed till I was 10
Don't feel bad bro, I learnt about the internet in my college.
@@piyushbansal2358 i found out internet when i was 12 yo .-.
You are not alone bro
thats lowkey a flex. u never had to experience the toxicness of the internet
Wait what's Internet?
Nice video! I actually recommend practicing this every day, it really helps me. I practice mostly every day, and can type and maintain an average of above 100 easily, with a normal average of about 120-155 WPM depending on what I am typing. This took years of practice to get, but it allows me to absolutely blow through essays and reports compared to when I used to type about 30-ish WPM.
the most relatable this in this video is his say that he just want to do more and more and that’s exactly what happened to me i would be in an online class and just want to type because i really enjoyed the feeling of achievement it gave me
If I do a word typing test then I average at around 100 WPM, but there's no way I could ever code at such a speed. My brain doesn't work that fast. :D
how did u take that word typing test?
I got 95 wpm
@@hyt69 You can type "Type test" in google and it will list many sites where you can take the test.
@@shawnjames3242 kiddo you're saying random wpm under every comment lol
Same here, I type pretty fast normally I could type 4000 words in about 45 minutes but programming haha that thing takes a lot of time because I can't think logically as fast as I can do a brain dump.
The only reason why I'm here is so I can quickly defend myself in Among Us when i'm playing with randoms.
Same
Omg 🤭🤣🤣 logic hatsoff
@Zachzedzach yeah, that's true 💯
@Zachzedzach An/A Ipad/Tablet is the worst device to play on because your fingers need to travel a mile to get to each key.
@Zachzedzach especcialy when you are already used to vertical typing
I always wanted to have a look into that. This video was much more than I expected for an introduction. Cheers!
I never realized how grateful I am for "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" until I saw this video. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to change techniques; Like trying to change your handwriting. Nice work dude!
I'ts weird like when i started i couldn't stop practicing it was so addicting.
Yeah, it happened to me too.
Same, i am now a keyboard enthusiast
The sound is the key ingrediment
Same here
deadass I be spending so much time just typing now
Back when I was 11, I borrowed this CD where it teaches you typing. Twenty years later, I'm still glad I did it. My max so far is 130wpm. I thought I was slow until I see pretty much everyone I know type. Holy shit.
That's som God level shit
Lemme guess the software's name is typing mastet?
My record was like 104wpm on typeracer when the grammatic is very easy.
130wpm is really fast, gj bro
I am not sure if i touch type or not. I know where the keys are so i can focus my eyes somewhere else but only for a short time because my fingers get disoriented. I get like 60-65wpm
@@BeanieBanta That's actually not bad, I did that in my early days of typing until I learnt that the Fand J keys have a bump to help you reposition your hands. It's sometimes just simpler to take a glance and reposition your fingers but since I type in the dark (mostly in the night without a back-lit keyboard) I've been feeling out for them when my fingers get disoriented.
Still glance for rarely used symbols though. I'm looking at you ~ [ ] | \
Thanks for sharing your journey on this..it's my first day doing the touch typing..because like u i wanted to type without looking on the keyboard..it's hard but practice makes perfect🙂👌 it's really a game changer when u use all your fingers, it's very efficient compared using your hands crossing all over the keyboard 😆
06:50 - there are mechanical reason for why we got stuck with QWERTY. initially the pioneers of typewriting were looking at layouts that'd group frequently used letters together. What they ended up with were typewriters that constantly got stuck because the arms to which the letters where attached blocked one another. so they were looking for a layout that would allow the letter arms to return to the starting position without other arms getting in the way. they came up with QWERTY and by time the mechanics weren't a problem anymore, QWERTY was already established and no one was keen to learn a potentially more efficient layout.
“If you can do it slow, you can do it fast”
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Been doing this for about 4 months @ 25mins a day, got from 41 wpm to 91!
After all this time, I have just one recommendation - *ACCURACY IS KEY* !
Sean Wrona, the world's fastest typist has the same recommendation. Focus on accuracy first. Get it to a level where you make almost zero mistakes. This will get you pretty fast on its own. Then you can focus on speed
@@glokta1 true because when i don't get a lot wrong I can type 70+ but when I get a lot of wrong mines like 60+
I think if you get a better keyboard I think it will also help
pun intended!
How accurate do you get? (in %)
I really like their program so far, Thanks for showing me!
Yes, I enjoyed watching it; thank you for sharing it with us.
I’m so glad that in Elementary school I did the typing games instead of playing video games on other sites... my current fastest is 180 WPM! It’s almost a hobby for me.
180 is absurd, nice
same, the boys in my elementary school would always compete on nitro type to see who can type the fastest
gd 180 is crazy i wanna see that in action
Why do you have to flex in a CZcams video
Sure dude, IM SO GLAD THAT IN ELEMENTARY I DID THE TYPING GAME, stfu like that would get u to 180,
When you learn how to touch type, it becomes so addicting. I've spent time before starting a project "warming up" by doing a typing test.
After I've finished it's usually so late that there's no point in starting the project.
started a year ago and I still practice it everyday when I don't have anything better to do
SAME I GO ON FOREVER
@@Qizot I usually just do typing tests while I'm listening to podcasts on the side
When I finished all tasks at work I do typing test so people think I'm still working and so they don't bother 😂
I have never related to a comment as much as this one !
Your key layout is similar to what we have in the German layout. I always find it a bit frustrating for coding compared to US. For example modifiers needed for ;:= [ ] or >< on a single key, / on the number 7. Great video. Really enjoyed your journey. I feel connected since it’s something I also do. I think many people have a a similar experience with typing even in tech. I know programmers that still use only two fingers
I watched this video in its entirety and was very impressed by how you were able to achieve a faster typing speed. I aspire to do this challenge because I will be starting my freshman year of college this fall and it would be amazing if I could pick up this skill. I have always disliked computers because I had bad experiences with speed and damage. Now that I have gotten an upgrade I hope that it will motivate me to learn touch typing. I hope I can reply to this comment in 30 days with progress!
Me : Practicing my typing skills
Government spying on me - This guy is confusing us with false words
Laughing
Thanks for my funny today
😂😂😂😂😂
7:28 Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that the qwerty keyboard layout was invented to avoid jamming the keys on typewriters.
I used to think that too but apparently it’s a fake explanation for the qwerty layout’s history.
@@michalkundrat01 What are you trying to achieve here? Nobody cares that you think that you're better than this guy who btw made an incredible for just 30 days. You don't get to decide whether or not it is an achievement for him. If he is happy with his performance, good for him. If you are not happy with his performance, well bad for you. People like you are the reason why many communities are percieved as toxic. If you can't accept the fact that what you consider a good typing speed is not the standard that everybody has, then at least do *everybody* a favour and stop whining about it online.
ihavezerohealth stfu
No one actually knows the really reason for the qwerty layout, although that’s one popular theory as to why it came about
@@plzitzjustmahcheezits909 What you said
thank you man you have inspired me again to start to practice my typing again. I have already improved my typing
Fun fact about QWERTY keyboard I read/heard some time ago:
As you said they put commonly used keys apart from each other, but there is another very important reason for it.
It was designed for typewriters and if you've used an old school type writer before , when typing fast the hammers that put ink to paper tend to collide and get stuck midway. If the keys are next to each other, hammers are too. So their paths overlap most of the way to the paper, making them collide much easier. So let's say if you are writing "red" you'd have to wait for hammer to come back for every letter.
When the letters are apart; hammers come from angle and only crossover is right at the end where it punches the paper, leaving it much wider leeway to clickety clicking.
@Kanaba Nakamura don't we already did? There are tons of different layouts available
The keyboard is the Ducky One 2 SF if anyone was wondering
*His
@@sagargawle4417Sorry, robot.
Thanks man! Really appreciate it
@@republicofserbia no D:
Darth Stal hey kids This guy is man, not a woman... We are not robots.
2:21 As a computer programmer. I have to disagree. I code as slow as molasses. Not because of slow typing speed as I can go 104wpm. But rather because programming doesn't require you to type fast. You really use more brains when coding, rather than just dashing through. Fast typing speed helps but most of the time I'd code at around 40 - 60 wpm to avoid errors like misplaced ' ; ' and whatnot. I think a fast wpm would be for typing jobs such as journalist, writers, and online bloggers. That's what I feel. (sorry bad English not my first language.)
yup, fast typing is more for typing without thinking tasks
I keep doing : or ' instead of ;
Your English is very good as your seccond language 👌🏼
That and having a setup where you can use a lot of shortcuts. 30 rpm is far from good, but it's an acceptable speed for most things.
He said what he did there. He was joking about programmer perceived as fast typer as in movies.
you are the person who inspired me to this thing kal...i was thinking like typing is not my thing..
one night i was watching youtube and saw you...and i decided i will do the same...i had speed of eight😁😁 at begining and my finger are quite thick...
but i did not lost hope...i did it now am at 65wpm and i had practiced 22hours yet...i did not had a mechanical keyboard so used cheap one...
but reaching that milestone is just and just because of you...hope to type 100wpm one day...thanku so much buddy😊
2:20 As a programmer I can't disagree more. To be a good programmer you need to know what you are doing and avoid bad code. Writing speed has nothing to do with being a good programmer. It's like saying that to be a good bus driver you have to be able to drive 200 km/h or to be a good surgeon you have to be able to cut patient open and close him/her as fast as possible. Quality over speed.
I agree with you. But it's also true that a programmer benefits greatly from being able to write his stuff quickly and making less typing mistakes. When you type for 8 hours a day, every small improvement in typing speed will add up to hours of saved time in the long run.
It is very good to type faster, you can save so much time specially if you're one of those who likes to add notes frequently.
As a programmer I couldn't disagree more. You're entire argument as based on the idea that typing faster somehow equates to lower quality code/more mistakes made. How does that make sense? Being able to program closer to what your thinking is much more beneficial. Less time typing and more time focusing on the code itself.
@@izalith3601"You're entire argument as based on the idea that typing faster somehow equates to lower quality code/more mistakes made" No it doesn't lol
@@LaggyKikee As a programmer you never code 8 hours straight per day, most time goes to researching and thinking how to create code that is a) readable and b) reusable
I wish I would’ve actually done the typing exercises back in grade school. Now I’m in college and relearning how to type correctly. It’s like writing with my non-dominant hand lol.
You can do it, i just re learned every placement at 21, its ok
exactly
I'm in the same boat. I goofed off during my typing lessons in elementary school and now I'm trying to learn how to type properly without looking at the keys. Writing essays in highschool and college was awful because I was so painstakingly slow. I'm using keybr.com to learn the keys now.
@@mepommier how are u doing man everything going great? i dont need to type with 10 fingers now but i probably will soon so one day i just decided i was never going to peck again and now i average like 60 wpm touch typing
@@travisdingolaite6184 I'm a lot better actually. I can finally type without looking at the keys. I was averaging 18 wpm when I began touch typing, and now I'm close to 50 wpm. I still have trouble with some of the keys, particularly the ones I was learning when I had to take a break to take care of my dog ( I was practicing a couple hours a day for 2 weeks until she got sick and needed care 24/7). She recovered a while ago, but it kind of threw me off my rhythm, and I haven't been practicing as much. I also picked up more hobbies between then and now that take up my time. I was actually thinking about starting my typing routine again because I was frustrated with my accuracy. I'm a lot better than when I started, but there's still room for improvement.
I’ve done so much index typing that my finger can practically put a hole through a tree. Don’t want to give it up =D
LOl
Are you fast with it tho?
my thumbs can break themselves Via friggin rhythm games. oh boi can I relate
😂😂
Done the same, I'm using typeracer because I got bored of 10fastfingers I like how what you type in typeracer makes sense. I've just completed my 200th race and I can't believe how useful learning to write fast is. It feels soo good, I used to type with around 40-50 wpm with the hunting style, and when I started off with touchtyping I was super slow for the fist week like 20-40 wpm but today my avg is 66 (nice) and I can feel the potential of getting 75 as well if I practice for a few more weeks.
@Altrox I've been practicing less as of late but I'm usually around 90 atm but it really depends, for example my language uses a lot of stupid ö ú á etc. letters so realistically I'm more of a 70wpm typer
this video made me learn touch typing. now is 80-95 in 10fingers. cheers..
My method is. “Use the closest finger unless a finger that just typed in closer.”
I literally do the same thing and i average on 125 to 135 and my top score on 10fast fingers was like 157
Sry i dont get it .... can u explain plz....
@@apurvmakwana6085 I believe what they were trying to say is that in the case when a specific finger is normally to be press on certain key, they would use the second closest finger as a replacement. For example if you were typing a word that had “E-C” in it, you would use your left middle finger to type the E, right? But C is also in the same column of keys that E is in, thus meaning you should use your left middle finger. However they are saying that rather than put their left middle finger back down to C (in this example) they would use another finger that is simply closer. A good substitute in this example would be your left pointer finger since it’s the closest finger to C that isn’t your middle finger. Hope that helped
@@ItsMercerSantos what no pussy does to a man
@@26Tim 10fastfingers and monkey type aren't legit wpm though. An office typing test includes actual sentences and punctuation. I tutored my nephew and his friends one summer to touch type and they all said they get 100+wpm with their wonky typing style on 10fast until I gave them legit sentences and they were forced to use their pinkies lol.
Doing 80-100 WPM, learned typing fast while raging at teammates in online games.
Joking, but communicating online helped me.
Lol u mean csgo xD
Bruh no kidding i typed with maybe 6 fingers max and i can type 90 wpm because of cs. When you’re in the middle of a fire fight and you need to tell your friend to go you have to type fast or you die. And i dont have a mic back then
type faster, rage quicker
True
Games without voice comms forces you to type as fast as you can 🤷♂️
Hi! You are so good after 30 day what I achieved after 4 months. Congratulations!
I just found you and am forever grateful 🙏🏼❣️
When I was 14 I was typing at 140wpm and it’s all because when I was younger I used to play MMORPGs online. Trying to fight the monsters and speak to other players really forced me to start typing quicker. I never even realized that was considered quick until I would play typeracer in computer science class at school and would beat most people. For the most part, I don’t even use all that speed because I can’t think that quickly, but it’s useful for copying notes in lecture
in my school u still have to take all notes and do all ur work by hand
@@dhrutube same
Are you sure it's not ROBLOX? Lmao.
@@stalker.923 Lmao those salty roblox kids
@@LK-ho1dg wait is that how college works?? Damn I can't wait to be one then
Is this my first, “why aren’t they teaching this to kids anymore” moment? Seems like it’s more and more important nowadays.
They do I learned in sixth grade but I just cheated and used my index fingers and now that want to learn it’s much harder I wish I did what I was supposed to in class
@@kalecardenas9645 I know they taught it when I was in school, but I think it's something that's changed relatively recently.
My mom was a touch typer for the newspaper. I also had a librarian that I liked who typed faster than anyone else I'd ever seen. So I modeled myself after them. (It also helped that I hated writing with a pencil--it made my skin crawl. I wanted a way to write without having to use a pencil very badly!).
I *DID* have official lessons in touch typing, but I mainly learned to type while talking to my friends on AIM. I would force myself to hold my hands in the home row and would type as much as I could without looking at the keys. I think that's the most important part: Force yourself to hold your hands in the home row, look down to type initially and force yourself to use your pinky and ring finger. The buttons for your index and middle fingers come rather naturally.
my school teach us about this
They still teach it, at least in my school
they still teach it, but everyone hates it and nobody actually does it
This video is where it all started for me. I typed for many years with my index fingers and maybe had 25-30wpm. Now I’m at about 75 and never need to look anymore which is so nice. Just saw this vid pop up and wanted to comment because this method was effective!
Nice, that is really great improvement!
League of legends players in a heated argument: *230 WPM*
My reason for learning exactly
after killing the nexus type . ggwp ez kids
I like how humble this guy seem.
same he seems like such a sweet person
It's actually calming just to hear him talk.
@@gavin3598 What is he's native language?
I've been checking out lessons for my daughter and came across this video. I type rather well, but could definitely use a refresher. Also, I happened to pick up an old IBM Model M recently for a 486 PC build I've been working on, and typing on that thing is like going back home again. I mention it because I can only presume more modern keyboards aren't made so much for typing well as they are for convenience, being lightweight and small, and production cost savings. Cheers.
you can get yourself a huntsman mini, that's like the best 60% keyboard out there (ducky comes in a close second imo) or if you don't mind the numpad, go for a tkl one, you'll see massive improvement in ergonomics and speed..
@@itszyzzbrah4469 Thanks. I'll check them out. Cheers.
I've been practicing my typing on monkeytype lately, it has been so addicting ive basically treated it as a game where im slowly progressing towards improving my average wpm lmao
I started with a typing speed of 9 words per minute and after one month is reach 32 words per minute
Did u learn it from wesite
@@abdalle9449 I have the same expireince I imptoved a lot just by doing excercises on typing.com just focus on accuracy rather than on speed abd you'll be fine, speed will come after
I have the same experience and I'm also using typing.com
I type 96 words perminute and i have been training for less than a year ;v;
@@boytaame1635 amazing👏👏👏 kinda jealous 🔥😼
Touch typing and just typing correctly is something I’m glad I took the time to learn regardless of how frustrating it was. I practiced like crazy in the beginning to go from 30 wpm to 76 wpm. It’s something that you must keep practicing on a daily basis. Even if it’s for 5 minutes. Glad you got to learn how to do it. It really is a life changer. Great video! Definitely keeps me inspired to get better.
Its 1 year now and now i can consistently type at about 80wpm so today is the day i rewarded myself with my first mechanical keyboard . and yes i am typing on my redragon deimos gaming keyboard right now, thanks to Kalle for this awesome video that put me on a journey to become a pro typer from a shitty typer before.
For all those reading this comment note i started at 8 wpm it took me about 3 months to get to this speed but consistency and accuracy still faltered sometimes but if you commit all it takes is just some boring moments of your day to accomplish this.
congratulations!! going from two fingers to all fingers. 30 wpm - 60 wpm! great progress!! I can understand the feeling of getting it right and getting a better score. I fell into the same hole lmao! 30 minutes I said, 5 hours later.
Damn I just realized how lucky I am. In elementary school, we had computer lab once every week and all we did was typing games for 1 hour. We did this since 1st grade and now my average wpm is 80. I'm in middle school right now so computer lab is probably something new to some of you guys
Yeah...you are very lucky
In my country,theres no computer when in elementary school
I hope you never feel unfortunate in your life :)
I have the computers in my school too and we practice a lot but my average is just 66wpm and my fastest typing speed is 76wpm.
Yeah i did the same, lots of typing games in middle school. Now im in college and am writing 83wpm and it makes exams and essays much easier.
My school did the same in about 4th maybe 5th grade, but I had been playing computer games for years so, y'know, old habits die hard. Needless to say, I didnt pay any bit of attention to the lessons and now I can only type like 90wpm max lol
I had labs on elementary, but still i consider this entire thing and video useless since i've been using a pc since i was 3, i literally didn't understand how people could be so slow at typing (i mean, in gta sa if i didn't make in time to write the cheat code in time my car would blow up so yes... That helped a lot, stress of losing the mission
I was recently inspired to learn how to touch type. I am proud, as silly as it sounds, to say that I have typed this entire message without looking at my keyboard. I only used the website for three days but now I can confidently say I know how to touch type! This video helped keep me motivated. I'm not the only adult who was yet to learn this skill. Thanks for the upload!
what was the website called?
@@jackaylward5628 try typing club for a start. Then practice on monkeytype
@@jackaylward5628 the website used in the video appears to be keybr. Even i started touch typing on keybr and typed this message without looking at the keyboard once
@@jackaylward5628keybr
Solid 80 wpm here, and practicing touch typing did teach me a lot about discipline, perseverance and english (given that my main language is portuguese). A great, fun and useful hobby.
Thank You Very Much Kalle, You made my fingers fly... Improved to 70 WPM from 10 WPM... 100% Recommended for beginners, Cheers ❤
I've just started learning touch typing last Sunday. I've planned to practice 20 minutes per day for one week, however just as you I've found that I tend to practice longer than that. Directly seeing and feeling how I progress from day to day is very rewarding and therefore kind of "addictive". ^^ Nice video!
Keep doing it! What keyboard are you using?
2:44 "I know I may not look too clever, but..."
that's my life in a nutshell. you just gained a subscriber
Appreciate your sportmanship!
This is quite an interesting video. Most of the places I have worked at, the minimum was 60wpm which I usually averaged about 80wpm and through that was average in general. I know some dont type as fast but I didnt consider tech or computer peeps to not average at 60-90. This video was a little eye opening regarding coding speeds. The ideology of coders is that they type quick and can make applications fast but this kind of breaks that it seems. Interesting really. Awesome work.
I tried this and the biggest issue was unlearning my old habits, when i have work to do i often go back to my old style just because it is more consistant right now, so that undoes much of the work i put into learning touch typing
Same here.
Same thing for me. How're you
doing now about a year later?
Yes, same, I worked in office setting for two years and learned some awful typing habits that took, and is still taking, a lot of conscious effort to not get back on, especially tend to come back once I’m in a hurry
The "p" , "q", and "a" keys are also hard for me since my pinky fingers are slightly bent.
I had same thoughts but after practicing it is not that bad anymore. Keep your wrist in air.
I've been practicing for some time now and, at first, I hated typing the letter "p" because my pinky would force my ring finger to move causing an error. But after some time, that distance and pull loosened until my fingers became independent and followed what I wanted them to do. It takes time though so just keep that in mind. 👍
low rows forces me into uncormfortable bending of fingers, it is freakin' annoying.
huh, I type p with my ring finger.
@mr.1n5an_e can i get 30 wpm In one month am new one in typing
okay so I started this yesterday bc of this video, and it's so easy to get into the routine of practising it everyday bc it's so addictive 👍
I'm literally addicted to typing man I just can't stop practising and it is kinda fascinating
Same!
Finished Computer Science without learning how to type properly.
Now I'm on my 11th day of practicing the right way on monkeytype
Some tips you guys may need before wanting to type fast is
- Touch typing : the ability to type without looking at the keyboard which is typing using your muscle memory.
- Accuracy : Accuracy matters more then speed and, accuracy gives you more wpm if you didn’t know. Being consistent when it comes to accuracy can be really beneficial when doing some productivity for work.
- Type short phrases or paragraphs : Typing really big text is not really helpful as, it only improves your stamina and, not speed because, the words in there may be big and, you may not have enough stamina to type fast long enough. Short phrases or paragraphs can quickly build up speed by doing quick starts (early fast jumps in words) and, do fast typing without draining all your stamina at the same time of messing up a lot.
- It’s better to start practicing until you reached 95% accuracy or higher in your average speeds then try to speed up. Trying to speed up early is like forcing your horse to go faster without even watching for the curves or jumps during a race.
- Play video games as funny as it sounds it’s very beneficial. As for me I learned most of the keys in my keyboard without looking by video games. Video games can give you a pre-mature feeling of touch typing. Even though you most likely will not use the whole keyboard layout for gaming as such in key binds or settings and etc it may help you remember some keys for finger coordination and, touch typing.(Note: doing this may get you more into 3-4 finger typing like me which can be a huge drawback compared to a 10 finger speed. As it’s possible to type 120wpm using 3-4 fingers and, 90 wpm average which is me You can barley get any faster then a average experienced 10 finger typers).
Use websites that do automatically generated text or, typing courses for free such as ratatype.com it may do repetitions of text but, it’s just for finger stamina , consistency and, muscle memory. It tells you where the fingers would be placed when typing and, it also offers you to type pieces of coding too.
That’s all I may know or remember, but I only type with 3-4 fingers so, people who are looking to type fast with 10 fingers or wanting to type with 10 fingers I can’t help a lot when you ask questions about that. I only know a lot of 3-4 finger typing techniques and, ideas.
Extra Details how do you have Time to write this holy sh#t
Is it really 10 finger typing tho, who uses both their thumbs 😂
@@cycoticgaming7637 if you can type decently fast (especially fast enough to keep up with your thoughts) then it's quite easy. iknow for me when i type on my computer for fb messenger, or whatsapp, i basically type as much as i talk. But when i'm on my phone, i just voice note (i talk a lot) and am too lazy to type that crap out.
This is why I've been trying to make myself a custom keyboard. Not just because they feel better but because I want to make a layout with keys that suit me for typing quickly. Thanks for the tips here aswell. My current average speed with touch typing on qwerty is 140WPM but my peak when writing comfortable words together peaks 230WPM ! Gonna try out some more of these tips. I fell into the hole of speeding up too early so thanks for telling me to slow down :)
@@puppersdotme8511 yeah no problem , remember accuracy is key to higher speeds. Drop your finger speed down about 5-10 wpm your fastest and keep that up consistently till you get 95% accuracy or more then you can start getting faster. Good luck to you!
Mahn I love your intros 💯♥️
I agree with kalle, typing gets addicting at some point and you can't stop it.
I finally started learning how to type a few weeks ago, and this suddenly pops up in my recommended🤔 Kinda regret not learning to type sooner.
Hey man, I haven't commented on any of your videos yet, even though I have watched them all. Thanks for all of your quality content and education, because of your videos I was able to learn to code and get a job as a python developer. Thanks for all your hard work, please keep the quality videos coming.
That’s really cool to hear, I’m happy that my videos were able to be of some help! And I appreciate you saying this! :)
I know I'm late to the party but good on you! Going from pecking at the keyboard to touch-typing and hitting 70wpm is awesome! Well done *claps*
Congrats oh 500k bro
Congratulations. That's great. The older I get, the more I appreciate my junior high school typing class. It was on typewriters. I do coding as a hobby and to learn more. But, my main job isn't coding. In fact, whenever my coworkers see me type, I've gotten a few stares or questions. I only type 65WPM. I'd like to get faster. But, I haven't been able to do it yet.
whats you ig miss Becca if i may ask
When i first started trying to improve my typing speed i was at 18 wpm. A month later and i’m at an avg of 54 wpm and a best of 62wpm
can i get 30wpm in one month I am a new learner
@@harisjerry1013 with practise, of course
@@gia8703 how much time in a day?
2 hr
In case if want like 80-90 then consider 4-5 hrs
My WPM is at 50 on average with only using 4-6 fingers. Then I tried touch typing, it went to 20 WPM. Then I practiced for hours and I went 20 to 40 WPM. Very helpful thank you!
Great video pal
This guy is down to earth 🌎
The way he told about him being an amateur at typing boosts confidence for many people who couldn't type fast . Keep going!
imagine needing to look at a keyboard
imagine typing correctly
i type with the wasd default hand position
@Jayaditya t which controller
Alpha
Left hand WASD and right hand normal gang B)
@@johnchristian7788 the keyboard
i dont use a hand position i just type lol
Currently learning myself too, it's a lot harder than I thought. I am struggling to unlearn 30 years of hunting and pecking. I always considered my pecking to be fast though. I learnt using a kids website but will try the one in your video too.
Bro! 🤝You're genuine.
Brother I started touch typing immediately after you posted this video and I am really glad you did because I can type now more effectively than before without looking at the keyboard and it's really helping me for my analytical writing test. Thank you so much 😄
I was in exactly same boat as you about 2 months ago. Same idea, found keybr.com and learned how to touch type through it while working from home due to covid.
2 suggestions for using keybr.
1. Download an eBook, go to settings, and pick typing own text option. Paste in the field, first chapter from the book. Once you complete the chapter, replace it with the next one and so on.
Downside of this, is that keybr does not remember where in the book you stopped, so chapter by chapter is the best approach I could come up with.
Benefit of this, is that it will allow for using upper case letters as well as all standard symbols used in text, with the standard frequency of those coming up in the text. If you choose option in keybr exercise, it just spams upper case and symbols with every word, which I personally find unrealistic and annoying, and uncomfortable for hand movements since signs are placed rather awkwardly.
2. In the settings you can extend the length of the text in standard keybr exercises. It will help to build up some dexterity and show how good or bad you really are.
I've been doing exercises at full length for a long while now. My max was 69WPM. After I watched your video I switched back to the minimum length of the text and I hit 75WPM at the first try.
I find that short text gives you fall sense of confidence. In longer exercise you will be making more mistakes and you will be slower. But in the end of the day, you will be typing much more than 25 words at a time in real life.
Keep practicing! I am so addicted to this I can't stop for hours sometimes once I start haha
This video has one of the best intro I have ever seen
Great video!
Okay, i am going to say that this has been one of the best videos I have watched on youtube learning wise.
Kalle is such a humble man
Madlove✌️❤️
Great video, but one thing that I'd like to help point out about touch typing, and specifically, the home row finger placement. I've been typing since I was 7 years old, and I max out at around 140-150 wpm, depending on what I'm typing.
The home row requirement is a myth, from what I've seen with really fast typists, as are the "use all 8/10 fingers to type" popular advice. Technically, it is designed to be right. But the thing is, human habits are very strong, and if you have been typing for a long time using Hunt and Peck with two fingers, chances are, you'll get faster and more proficient with the same techniques. I've seen quite a few people around me who use hunt and peck, and still manage to hit above 100 wpm.
And home row is something that I've not really used. It sounds good, again, in theory. But I usually never put my fingers on the ASDFJKL; keys before starting to type. My fingers will just gravitate to the keys that will begin my first word, and then it's just a natural flow from there.
More than anything, it's just about practice. I've had entire years during my teenage when I barely practiced, and my wpm stayed at 45-50, and when I started practicing and typing again in my twenties, my speed shot up to what it is currently. Just keep practicing, and you'll find your top form and speed naturally.
Glad I learned this in grade school, probably one of the more useful things I got out of school.
I'm glad that I took up touch typing lessons because before that my typing was fast but not as fast.
The thing about practicing typing is that when you start..... You.Cannot.Stop.
Fell u bro, I do the same, from 20wpm to about 55wpm and I'm keeping improving. More than prictive now for me is useful to write everyday with 10 fingers
I started typing pretty recently (around a month ago) and I hit 70 wpm which was huge for me. Definitely helped me in just normal everyday tasks on my computer.
Naturally when I start typing my fingers fall onto the keys "w,a,s and d" because I was playing alot of Minecraft before actually starting to learn to code which was also where I learned to type fast😂
Lmao I also learned typing "fast" in minecraft I average about 80 wpm
70*
I learned english and fast typing through minecraft
@@freshenup6195 hahah Nice I learned å lot of english there too
I finally know the name of how I type since I was in elementary school. Having to learn the standard method of typing in middle school was hard to adjust to.
wow, I loved the intro!