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usually I'd say that's inefficient, but hey, whatever works for him
Is this how he normally types? I’d try to get him into using more fingers if that’s the case. >

Get this man a copy of Mavis beacon teaches typing! >

God the memories... >

I had Mario Teaches Typing also for DOS, but I feel like the majority remembers Mavis Beacon from school most likely. >

I had Mario too >

If he’s actually typing like that, at least tell him not to move his left hand that way. He can develop carpal tunnel. >

I’m stationed in Japan, just came back and heard him down the hall. I want him to get more digits involved, hopefully in middle school he’ll take typing >

I've learned that they don't really offer typing anymore... >

when did that happen? >

I guess in the past decade it's started to dwindle. That's just what I've heard, I took typing in the mid-2000s and don't have kids in school >

im 16 and we had it in middle school though they just put us on a computer with this old ass software called Type to Learn
we werent really taught by a teacher or anything they just made us use this software >

Save the video for him for his "how I developed RSI you tube video when he's twenty something. That much repetitive movement is asking for trouble. >

His index finger will be a centimeter shorter than  it should be lmfao. >

As someone who has been practicing online for months to learn touch typing and has only been able to reach 55wpm at my peak, I hate him. (/s obviously, not trying to be actually mean, but I mean, damn...) >

That's okay, you can scale to 150+ easily and he's capped out for life. >

Please tell us the secret, o enlightened one! I've been searching and practicing for many months, but still can't get over 40 wpm >

To... typing quickly? If you develop touch typing it is not that hard to do well in excess of 100wpm. My buddy types for work and clocks 180 on a good day. But with hunting and pecking no amount of muscle memory will get you to that point because it's just so fundamentally inefficient. >

180 wpm on a normal keyboard? I thought that was like stenography range! How do I improve? I’ve been stuck at around 135 for like 20 years and I have a hard time imagining my fingers moving any faster. >

I hit 154 at some point on QWERTY. Switching to Dvorak brought be back down to zero, and I haven't reached my old speed yet. Twenty years of QWERTY, and two of Dvorak - I've got time to meet the goal.
I'm at about 130 at this point, also. Mostly dedicated practice, and typing a lot. I am exceptionally verbose on Reddit, Twitter, etc. I definitely don't write every day, though - which I should.
Also, my fastest requires a good keyboard - consistent, short-throw (scissor switches), low actuation force, yet fast return. You might consider usinga different keyboard, and, if you're using full-depth keys, try a shorter-throw, like a scissor switch board. >

What made to decide to switch to Dvorak? >

Not OP but Dvorak is theoretically better for faster typing, which would me my guess as to why he'd make the switch >

Imagine how fast he could be with all 10!
78/2*10 = 390 wpm >

But then he can’t be a doctor >

They have illegible fonts for that >

Wow that right hand is working over time. >

That's 1% of his true power. >

I knew someone who did pretty fast 4-finger typing while dancing a quarter between fingers like magicians do. 2 fingers is crazy.
Someone get this kid Mavis Beacon. >

I also used to type around 90-100 at that age with two fingers. Eventually I started using 4 fingers on the left and 1 on the right. I somehow type at 130ish (monkeytype so not that accurate of course)
Edit: i thought I was the only one! Cool that a couple of us type like this >

I use the exact same style of typing as you! Used to do 40wpm with two fingers but now 80-100 with 4 and 1, >

As a parent who can type, I wonder what it will take to get the next generation typing properly. My kid has been on tablets since elementary school. Everything around them is a touch screen. There are no typing classes at school, yet.  
Do I need to break out Typing of the Dead or something? >

Ooh, typeshooter is fun. Only complaint is the font is not super easy to distinguish - U and V and Q and O look very similar. >

Thanks! That's good feedback. >

Could be 120 minimum typing normally. >

Instead of learning how to do it right, he's getting really good at doing it wrong.
This is a very bad habit long term. >

let's see the results from the 60 second test >

Yeah I can get in the 120-130wpm on a 15 second test. I can consistently get 90-100wpm on a 60 sec. It's much harder to maintain speed. >

Mini T1 >

Valid comment >

I really hated those typing classes in elementary school but looking at kids typing today I’m happy it was part of our curriculum. >

Dang. Little dude is hardcore >

I've always done full touch... But recently I have been relying more on shortcuts and less on my mouse... His joints are going to hurt him soon >

Leave some girls for the rest of us >

...dude stop him now. I can USED to be able to type 198 wpm. At like 20k keystrokes an hour. Stop him he will have arthritis sooooo bad he won't be able to use those two fingers at all in a year or two. 
This is horribly medically unsafe, speaking from personal pain. >

same thoughts, that makes my finger numb >

No, thats pecking! >

Imagine if he used 10 fingers...
Better teach him right, he's gonna have to relearn this one day and it's going to be hell. >

one of my friends is faster than me at 150 something wpm, and he only index types. It makes me so fucking mad >

I have a theory people talented for super fast typing are also gifted gamers. Does your friend excel in any games? >

He should apply to become a doctor, nearly all of the doctors I ever see do the 2 finger typing thing. >

In case anyone wasn't already clear MonkeyType != actual coherent typing speed. >

I feel that I'm at 105 with three fingers.. no going back at this point lmfao >

Soooo..... with all 10 fingers he can type 390wpm? >

I bet if that kid switched to all fingers he would insanely improve his speed. I typed (max) 90 with 2 fingers and switched to more fingers and got like 120 >

This is unsettling. >

RGB easily adding 18wpm to his score >

the RSI will be strong in this one.. >

Great, he can know unlearn all this, move to colemak and use all his fingers! >

I can't even do 15wpm and it's years that i'm exercising T_T >

I forgot where I heard it from. But somebody said, you will never be a better in FPS than 12 year olds' twitchy fingers who grew up attached to phones, tablets and keyboards. Those mfers got a head start in life. >

Big City Greens playing in the background, hells yeah >

Carpal tunnel maybe but his posture is better than most at his age, gotta give him some credit for that >

the ol' hunt and peck method pioneered by people older than 60+ years old >

Arthritis will be his enemy if he keeps this up. >

Cries in Mavis Beacon >

He's good. If only he could learn to use both full hands!
125 WPM here! >

Even typing improperly you can pretty easily cruise to 120+. I use 3 fingers and sit between 135-140. 145+ if im sweating. >

Ditto (though I use 4-ish fingers) — I want to learn to type properly so I can hit 200wpm but I just can't find the motivation >

I can feel the cringe in /r/ergomechkeyboards from here >

Same, I don’t use exactly the same method. I use four fingers, two on each hand. I type around 92 wpm. The only reason is because I learned how to game on a keyboard before I learned how to functionally type. Since I was 5 I always have my start fingers hovering near WSAD >

So... not the same? >

Girls will love him in a couple of years time >

kinda a weird thing to say even as a joke ngl >

I can do 59-69 extremely inconsistently with two fingers, and it's mostly up 60. Still 78 words is insane, my best is 71 I think. >

There’s gotta be some other skills that this would apply too. That’s some really precise hand I coordination to incorrectly type that fast. >

Yeah I’m still stuck to 4 finger typing and I’ve got a pb at a little over 100. Can’t get higher though. Trying to add a second finger to my right hand is incredibly tough