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On the computer i use most, when i'm half asleep with a headache. This is a macbook pro which i've been using everyday for the last year and a half. I also found i type faster than i read 0.o... but yeah: 

62 WPM

332 keystrokes per minute too. I was also going rather slow compared to my usual. Maybe i'll try at work on my work keyboard. Tend to type pretty fast on it. 

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A little faster than a turtle can run..........not entirely sure if this is a suitable reference though!

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On the computer i use most, when i'm half asleep with a headache. This is a macbook pro which i've been using everyday for the last year and a half. I also found i type faster than i read 0.o... but yeah: 

62 WPM

332 keystrokes per minute too. I was also going rather slow compared to my usual. Maybe i'll try at work on my work keyboard. Tend to type pretty fast on it. 

What I find with my Macbook keyboard is I don't have anywhere for my little finger to go. It just hovers over the keyboard getting fatigued. 

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What I find with my Macbook keyboard is I don't have anywhere for my little finger to go. It just hovers over the keyboard getting fatigued. 

Two finger typer ;)

 

Well 4... but still. Just my Pointer, and Middle fingers. 

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I get about 5 wpm

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39 wpm. Sounds pretty horrid. But I never was a machine typer, paper&pen is where it's at

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i simply read and type random words so i'm rocking 33 wpm lol  

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Only 55 wpm when copying from a text based program but probably well over 70 wpm by dictation. 

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Can't be arsed to do the test but not very fast. 

Nothing to see here - move along.

 

 

 

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Sorry in advance if this isn't the right board to post this in.

 

Anyway, I'm looking for tips to improve my typing speed further. The only things I can find on Google are for people who type extremely slowly (30-40WPM. Slow is a relative term, compared to my speed), and I'm sitting up at  around 90-95WPM, though there is some fluctuation, based on what keyboard I'm using, how alert I am, etc. For example, after I bought my first mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches (coming over from a rubber-dome keyboard), my speed improved by around 20WPM on average, but that's only when I'm fully awake and concentrating on the task at hand. When I just wake up, or I'm distracted by another train of thought, my speed drops by around 33% to around 60WPM.

 

Yes, I am aware that an "employable" typing speed is ~50, and anything above that is above average, but I'm all about efficiency and want to improve my skills and employability.

 

Edit: I'm going to take a midterm right now, so I won't be able to respond for about an hour to an hour and a half.

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get a mechanical keyboard with blue switches

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Sorry in advance if this isn't the right board to post this in.

 

Anyway, I'm looking for tips to improve my typing speed further. The only things I can find on Google are for people who type extremely slowly (30-40WPM. Slow is a relative term, compared to my speed), and I'm sitting up at  around 90-95WPM, though there is some fluctuation, based on what keyboard I'm using, how alert I am, etc. For example, after I bought my first mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches (coming over from a rubber-dome keyboard), my speed improved by around 20WPM on average, but that's only when I'm fully awake and concentrating on the task at hand. When I just wake up, or I'm distracted by another train of thought, my speed drops by around 33% to around 60WPM.

 

Yes, I am aware that an "employable" typing speed is ~50, and anything above that is above average, but I'm all about efficiency and want to improve my skills and employability.

 

Edit: I'm going to take a midterm right now, so I won't be able to respond for about an hour to an hour and a half.

Simple. Practice. Here: www.10fastfingers.com

If you do the tests, you will be practicing the most common words in the english language, which can help.

I'm sitting at around 85 - 105 WPM depending on if I'm listening to music and my condition. How many fingers do you use? I assume 10.

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get a mechanical keyboard with blue switches

 he already has, he wants to go beyond that

 

 

Anywho, type more, type lots more.

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get a mechanical keyboard with blue switches

He already has one.

 

OP, are you touchtyping?

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Practice, practice, practice. Upgrading to mechanical switches like Blues is the only thing that can provide a significant performance boost with minimal effort but see as how you have already done that, practice is the best option. 

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I type at 86 wpm on 10fastfingers, do you even lift m8? 

You meant 186 WPM right? ... Right? Tell me I'm not getting you confused with the other penguin avatar user (CCap).

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You meant 186 WPM right? ... Right? Tell me I'm not getting you confused with the other penguin avatar user (CCap).

 

@CCap is a bro at typing when he is not getting pushed into the pool

 

me personally i'm nuffin to wag your tail at but I mean he is still a lot better

 

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He already has one.

 

OP, are you touchtyping?

By "touchtyping," I assume you mean typing while not looking at the keyboard, which I am doing. I haven't had to look at the keyboard for typing since the third grade.

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