UPDATED SEE POST #9
My history with qwerty
- self taught touch typing with non-standard finger positioning
- hard time hitting punctuations due to non-standard positioning I was only using 3 fingers from my right hand
- average 57 wpm in ~400 races on typeracer
Motivation to switch
- My own technique on qwerty is not utilizing all my fingers well making it very hard to gain speed (if I had to rewire my brain might as well go for the optimized layout)
- I currently have lots of free time
- Encouraging positive feedbacks I read from switchers :D
- Hopefully prevent injuries, from what I heard
1st week typeracer last 10 average before I sleep
day1 --> day 7 - 10,15,23,27,32,36,38 wpm
I practice at least a couple of hours everyday on typeracer and amphetype, I currently have nothing important to do so I have all the time I want
The first 3 days
-these were the days I had to fight my urge to stop switching
-memorized the layout by finishing 15 typing lessons
When I reached 27+ wpm
-I started to really realize the minimal movement this layout offers
-I can now comfortably squeeze out the layout image from my brain
-I also stopped using qwerty here
I'm always challenging myself to have consistency and increase my speed everyday
From my first week I can say that switching is really a great experience :D
*Friends what are your thoughts about switching S and R, I miss S on my ring finger and R being beside T