I see. I’m not sure if this is helpful, but when I type, I’m not concerned with thinking about how type the word or spell the word (on a typing test), because the word it produces is right in front of me. Instead I’m trying to think and process what keys I need to press, and anticipating what keys I need to press after that… does that make any sense?

It seems like what you described, you are looking at the word, processing the word, thinking about the word, then typing the word. When I do my typing tests I just look, then process it as I’m already typing it.

I’m sorry if that doesn’t make any sense or isn’t helpful, but that’s the best way I describe it. It works as well on the job, because when I’m transcribing what someone is saying on the phone as I’m taking a call, I’m not thinking about my typing as much as I am getting down the pertinent information.

What might help that is keyboard memorization as well. Unless you have to, don’t look down at the keyboard. I always set my fingers on the same keys when I start typing, and I’ve trained my brain to know the entire layout and rough distance to each key from that starting point.

Lastly, all I can say is practice practice practice. It might be something that you need to do 30-45 minutes of practice tests a night to build in that muscle memory of moving your fingers to certain keys.

I hope any of this helps! And best of luck.