Sunday, January 1, 2012

DVORAK Day 3 [How to improve!]

Didn't touch the typing tutorial today.Awesome as it is, I think I've grown tired of that.

I find it better to use the tutorial solely for remembering the keystrokes (by touch typing and using the home row), and after you know where each key is, you start typing REAL text that interests you (like a story). Doing so will ensure that you remember common letter groupings like 'ou' and 'th' in a fun way, unlike the tutorial reviews, which, through it's repetitiveness,forces your brain to know where each key is.

I'm still typing at about 12 wpm, but I feel like I've got the feeling of typing a QWERTY Keyboard. Sure, replacing the QWERTY muscle memory was, truthfully, hard as hell, but getting this new memory is like telepathically knowing your next move. Great feeling. This feeling is enhanced when you didn't know how to touch type before. :P

To be honest though, if you're still typing stuff wrongly, (like me. I'm still mistaking 'o' for 'e', and typing 'f' with my left hand.) you should go back to the tutorial.