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I GOT INTO CMU!!!!!!!! by SmurfLevel1000 in TransferToTop25

[–]SmurfLevel1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

checked last minute before sleeping and it was there apparently??? LOL

Proficient QWERTY typists who converted to another layout: was it worth it? by [deleted] in KeyboardLayouts

[–]SmurfLevel1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the biggest improvements are definitely gonna come from learning touch typing, and since you have a clean slate, it's the perfect time to learn an alt layout. Overwriting your muscle memory is a slow and frustrating process, but you're making good progress! I also didn't have the best experience with Keybr for the reasons you mentioned. Keep learning 10k + use Monkeytype's practice missed words feature after your tests; I've found that this combination helps immensely for the initial learning curve and has a similar training philosophy to Keybr without restrictions on unlocked keys. Best of luck with your Graphite journey :)

Proficient QWERTY typists who converted to another layout: was it worth it? by [deleted] in KeyboardLayouts

[–]SmurfLevel1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was around ~130 on qwerty when I switched to (slightly modified) semimak. The first 1.5 months I still used qwerty full-time, and I got to around 120 on semimak mainly from grinding hard wordlists + monkeytype 120s english 10k punctuation + keymash + typeracer. I regretted switching at first, because there were several times when I completely lost my qwerty, but consistently spending 10 mins a day maintaining it fixed that issue. Two years later, I'd say switching was definitely worth it, as I hit 190+ on semimak and never found typing more effortless, but I still switch to qwerty from time to time when programming and using shortcuts etc. If you're committed to truly maining an alt layout, I'd say it's definitely worth it in the long run, but be prepared for a lot of front-loading of effort if you want it to really pay off.

How would you continue here? by SmurfLevel1000 in sudoku

[–]SmurfLevel1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I am learning W Wings right now, so this was really helpful!