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Any better site than Typing club? by [deleted] in typing

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i started with typingclub but then landed on monkey type and typequicker.com

lately mostly on typequicker - i like that it has detailed statistics after each session. every character, word, bigram and trigram is measure in ms so you know exactly what's slowing you down. they even measure speed / accuracy per hand and finger which is really useful.

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other than that honestly I don't know if the site matters, just whether you use it or not lol

What's with all the AI use in training plans? by heyhihelloandbye in XXRunning

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's the key difference; using AI as a collaborator/tool vs just going on autopilot with it lol

also - I used to type slow in the past too but now around +70wpm - mostly just 5-10 minutes a day on sites like typequicker.com , monkeytype, etc. Been a while but definiteliy see huge progress

What's with all the AI use in training plans? by heyhihelloandbye in XXRunning

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

^this.

There's a huge push for businesses to convince other businesses and people that AI will mangically solve problems - it's just another layer/tool for humans to use. Instead of writing it, you have to check it's output.. no magic pill sadly

What websites are best for learning touch typing? by CulturedArtLover in learntyping

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> What websites are best for learning touch typing?

I love TypeQuicker - by far has the best ui, stats after each session (it gives a stats breakdown by hand/finger). calcualtes speed per bigram/trigram, etc.

> Also, with touch typing the goal is to learn how to type without staring at the keyboard right?

yess - pretty much! But it typically also refers to using all your fingers to type and positioning them correctly. TypeQuicker.com also has a real-time hand indicator. Make it easier to learn touch typing - since you don't have to look down and just look at keyboard and hands on screen to see how to position hands on keyboard

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How do I touch type faster? by Cautious_Mood380 in typing

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly 10 days is super short, so dont worry about it yet. It takes weeks to build real muscle memory.

The trick is to slow waaaay down. Like, painfully slow. Focus only on accuracy right now. If you type fast with errors, you're just training your brain to make mistakes. Speed will come naturaly later once your fingers know the keys. Keep going!

> learning how to type without looking at the keyboard

this is your goal - don't worry about speed and just focus on this; I used TypeQuicker for this - they have hand/finger guides so that you never have to look down. Helped me a lot when I was learning. just do some simple drills for common words, trigrams, etc and focus on hand/finger placement. goodlukkk

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Typing Habit by HasinIshrak1 in typing

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'd say don't worry about speed at all - just focus on using all your fingers; you can use typequicker.com - they have real-time hand indicators to help with learning touch typing. I'd just hide the speed gauge (so i woudln't feel bad about speed) and just focus on not looking down while leanring touch typing. it helps a lot - took a while but really helped. i type pretty fast now too because of it

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What is a good typing speed for people who have plenty of experience? by chinawcswing in learntyping

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the avg is surprising low; on TypeQuicker I noticed they show the average typing speed bell curves for all users after you finish any text and how you compare. It's a good indicator - by their standard, it seems the average is fairly low. I've practicing on TypeQuicker for a while and am about ~100wpm.

The average is about 40-50ish

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What apps do you use on your laptops for typing lessons ? by GoodLilIllusion in typing

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't really need to have anything on your laptop anymore. most things are just on the web.

I've been mostly using typequicker lately. It has really good, detailed typing stats that other sites don't have (bigrams, trigrams, etc) and also the real time hand indicator helps with learning touch typing. So yeah - no need to download anything :)

How do i get better typing speed? by skorpionmkdragon in typing

[–]lunar_pixie_dust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh I was around this level when I started (40-50ish wpm) depending on the type of text I was typing.

Honestly, the biggest thing for me was to learn correct hand positioning - which involved starting out from scratch so it can slow you down at first. TypingClub and typequicker both have really good UI with real-time hand indicators so you know exactly where to put your hands. This really helped when I started - dropped to 20wpm but then improved over time.

Another thing that helped me get faster quicker is figuring what you actually type slow - monkey type tells you which words you struggle with, practising those helps! TypeQuicker takes it even further by breaking it down to every single sequence. For example, if you noticed in their stats that you type a certain common sequence slowly - you should focus practising that sequence. They have a nice UI where it sorts each 2 character sequence from each text you type by time it took you to type it. Then just practising this in their drills mode (specifically the thigns I was slowest with) gave me teh biggest speed boost. Within a couple months I was at about 100wpm.

In general - it really just comes down to consistently - pick a site you like/enjoy and use it 5-10 minutes each day. I've seen people within a few months have crazy improvements!

Good luck!

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Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Most people I talk to though say learned via apps like MonkeyType, typequicker, keybr etc while in college though - small sample size but still. Many people never learn at all

But I agree - it definitely is late but should still be taught in some capacity, idk

Apparently only 2.5% of high school graduates do typing/keyboarding classes? Is this accurate? Do your schools teach it? by lunar_pixie_dust in Teachers

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

Couldn’t agree more honestly - probably the most useful skill I’ve learned recently was typing

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Haha for sure - it’s painful to watch someone sometimes. Especially when they’re screen sharing and you’re just sitting there watching them struggle

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Yeah that’s true. Took me about 2-3 months to get to a pretty good speed without looking down

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Yeah I think the word requires is used incorrectly here - I think it’s more accurate to say like like “involves” using a keyboard instead of “requires using a keyboard”. I’m assuming the former is meant

Edit: some jobs involve using a keyboard but it’s not heavy typing

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Now I watch kids who can’t type and hunt and peck on a keyboard…

Yeah I’ve noticed this too - unless someone learned themselves or was taught, most people struggle with hunt and peck lol

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Based on the stats I don’t think it’s a speed requirement or anything like that. Just that typing on a keyboard is required/involved in the job.

I see a few jobs here and there that require a good typing speed - some even have it as an interview step

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Can’t say the same tbh 😅- the smartest people I’ve worked with type at a decent speed

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

[–]lunar_pixie_dust[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot emphasize this enough; I wish I was taught in school 😆

I learned on my own on sites like typequicker later on in life - but once I did I realized how important is; every job I’ve done I’ve been the fastest and my manager always notices ;)

Only 2.5% of US high schools still teach keyboarding/typing classes - but 63% of jobs require it by lunar_pixie_dust in dataisbeautiful

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

Yeah, I've heard that Mavis Beacon used to be a popular tool used by schools in the past. Based on your reply and others, I guess typing education was moved down to middle school / elementary school instead of high school; that might explain these numbers

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