Week 9
I am on my ninth week now. Typing is much more natural now a days, although not a 100% mechanical. No big deal though. I definitely feel like the goal is within reach. I still make mistakes and most of them are key presses on old QWERTY key locations. I can also listen and type now, something I was not able to do for a good while. I am not as fast yet as I once was, but I also think it is just matter of time before I am there.
I am not sure how much longer I will be recording the experience. I definitely feel like I am almost there. Even if things are not perfect, I think it is just a matter of continuing typing on this layout before it is all mechanic. I will continue practicing on monkeytype.com to make sure I get there.
Here are my statistics so far:
Last 10 tests
- Average wpm: 66
- Average accuracy: 98%
Last week (68 tests)
- Average wpm: 61
- Average accuracy: 98%
Last month (383 tests)
- Average wpm: 56
- Average accuracy: 98%
All time (744 tests)
- Average wpm: 49
- Average accuracy: 97%
I am almost at the end of week 9. I continue to make progress. At this point, the layout feels a bit more natural. I think I am within a few months of transitioning to a "mechanical" experience. Not bad after just a couple of months.
On a side note, I continue to make my experience more enjoyable. I bought myself a new keyboard; a mechanical keyboard. This definitely helps keeping the interest up. I would highly recommend it to anybody that is working on the transition. It is not that you need another keyboard, but the novelty of a new device certainly helps to keep the spirits up and the experience interesting. Just keep in mind that not all keyboards are designed for Colemak, so do your research. For example, my new keyboard comes with double shot PBT keycaps, and you can move them and everything. However, each key row has a different profile, so if you move them the key profiles get out wack. Something to keep in mind.
