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Damnnnn thats next level muscle memory
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 >

usually I'd say that's inefficient, but hey, whatever works for him >

What’s the website you used for this? >

not OP but that’s monkeytype.com >

Not gonna lie 2 finger is kinda hard for fast typing especially when you are got used to 6-10 fingers type.
My normal touch type wpm is 125-130, but with 2 fingers, only 60-65 >

What a little champ.   I'm stuck on three fingers but it works for me so no point changing it up. >

I have a co worker that types at around 80 wpm with a single hand. It’s wrong and looks painful but she does it ! >

That's pretty insane, mine is around 50 doing the same, I only use my ring finger for the shift key. Otherwise I almost exclusively use my index fingers, could never get used to the conventional typing methods that were taught in school. 29 now. I wouldn't even know where to begin fixing it. >

My ex used to do 110 with two fingers, thats his main form of typing >

Menace >

I use five fingers in my left and just my index on my right. I grew up with thousands of hours in first person shooters but i have been able to reach 100 WPM with the way i touch type. >

This just made me self-conscious. And after reading the comments.......a bit worried about repetitive strain injury. eep.
I type with like 3-4 fingers and I touch type anywhere from 80-100wpm with random text, but usually 100wpm+ when typing on my own. I hated typing classes in school and just chose to type how I wanted. :x >

Impressive >

encourage him to keep going! I type around 110 without using home row, i started with two fingers like him but now i use my middle fingers and even ring fingers sometimes! >

I took a typing class back in high school but for some reason it really hurt my pinkies to use the home row method, I wonder if it's because of my tiny hands. I'd been typing with 4 fingers for most of my life and I can't seem to break the habit, I do similar to his right hand, moving all over the place, that left hand action looks like carpal tunnel soon though. I can get about 100 wpm pretty consistently >

I type around 100 using all fingers >

He can be a mechanical keyboard YouTuber >

I worked with a guy that typed like that. Bizarre to watch. >

I’ve been typing with 3 fingers for a long long time
And I can reach around 120 with 3 fingers and 95 ish with two >

This is the most gen-Z thing ever. Lol >

3 finger monkey type (left pointer, right pointer and middle) at around 100-120 wpm so I never bothered to learn 10 finger. Are RSI and carpel tunnel that big of problems to stop doing this and actually force myself to use all 10. Every once in a while I try to do 10 finger but then give up cause it's so much slower for me. Genuine question lol. Idk how but at this point I can touch type with 3 but stumble on 10 >

Unlikely at that age but as a 40 year old I now have to be so careful. A few days of lazy mouse/kb usage and I'm in pain for weeks sometimes months. I've got a cyst on the back of my right wrist doctor told me was down to over use (too many FPSs and index finger typing). Think of it like this - if you abuse anything mechanical it's more likely to break but the newer (younger) it is the more it can cope with the abuse. I'd advise improving things before you get an issue as in my case as soon as I had my first issue, 2nd then 3rd and so where close behind. >

Moral of the story, I need a new keyboard. >

I mean, good for him I guess?  Do kids not taking typing classes anymore?  He's pretty slow for the average.  It's around 120 average now isn't it? >

No, my other brothers barely scratch 40 and they are older than him >

Me who types with 2 fingers and does 100wpm+...
Never learnt the "correct" way >

I've started to reach with 130wpm+, i hope your brother can two, no matter how hard i try I just can not manage to use anything but my index fingers, so now i've given up and just grind my index fingers, Ik it might be unhealthy but eh i've lost hope.  
Edit: 130pm+ is my speed for one minute tests, i get arse fucked in the longer 5 minute and more tests because i loose concentration. >

"What if we use 100% of our fingers?" >

Lol this used to be me until I sat down one day and was like “SCREW IT IM LEARNING TOUCH TYPING” and sat down and opened my browser and sat down and searched up good websites to learn touch typing and found one and sat down and  started typing… and sat down. >

I could do the same thing a few years back because I learned to type by playing online games, which means that speed is really important, and sonce you're teaching yourself, good technique is nowhere to be found. Now I use the correct technique on my dactyl manuform (because it doesn't allow you to use anything else) and while my speed plummeted to 40 wpm, I am able to type an entire day without any pain. >

I type 60wpm with 10 >

11 finger method >

I've typed like this my whole life, touch typing. and I exceed 140wpm+ I usually average around 100 110 just normally (yes I have early stages carpal tunnel..) >

Sad thing is that I type like that at 83 wpm, and I have severe pain after prolonged typing >

Damn I type exactly like him except I use my left thump for space bar. I average about 80-90. I should prob learn how to type properly...