Learn to Type Fast

Typing fast is really important in todays digital world where most of the communication happens through text. It is also important for being productive and efficient at work or school.

Here are some basic tips to begin typing fast:

• Learn to use all 10 fingers while typing. (this is called touch typing)
• Use a better keyboard. (mechanical keyboards are preferable)
• Practice, practice, practice.

Touch Typing

If you haven’t learn touch typing yet or you know but doesn’t feel comfortable with it, I know the feeling it is hard to get to start feeling comfortable unless you get out of your comfort zone and start practicing. I have been there and I know how it feels but you will eventually start feeling comfortable after few weeks of practice.

Here are some resources to learn touch typing:

• Typing Club
• Rapid Typing
• Keybr

You can try them all and see which one works best for you. I personally like Rapid Typing because it has a lot of lessons and it is free.

Keyboard

Keyboard does affect your typing speed a bit. If you are a student, programmer, gamer or anyone who types a lot, I would recommend you to get a mechanical keyboard because they are more compfortable and durable.

Here are some mechanical keyboards that I recommend:

• Keychron K2
• Keychron K6
• RK Royal Kludge RK84

I personally like simpler design and smaller keyboard as I can carry them in my backpack, I use Keychron K2 for that reason. but you can choose any keyboard that you like.

Practice

Practice is the key to building muscle memory and getting comfortable and fast at typing. You don’t have to practice for hours, just 5–10 minutes a day is enough. You can practice while chatting with your friends, writing for work/school or anything that involves typing.

Here are some resources to practice typing:

• Monkeytype
• Typing.com

Monkeytype is my favorite typing practice website because it is simple and has very modern design. You can also practice typing code with it.

Conclusion

I’m 100% sure that if you start typing faster it will make you more productive personal overall. So why not plan and begin practice typing from today?