Typing guides
Master your typing
Twenty short guides that take you from hunt-and-peck to typing without thinking about it. What the numbers mean, what to practise, and which advice is worth ignoring.
- Guides
- 20 guides
- Topics
- 6 topics
- Total reading time
- ~60 min to read all
- Price
- Free no signup
Touch Typing for Complete Beginners
Typing without looking is not a talent. It is a small amount of structure applied for two weeks.
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All guides, in learning order
STAGE 01·4 guides
Basics
What the numbers actually mean, and how to start typing without looking down.
What Is a Good Typing Speed?
Most people have no idea whether their typing is normal. Here are the numbers, and what they are worth.
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How WPM Is Actually Calculated
A "word" is not a word. Once you know what the number is counting, your score stops being mysterious.
3 min read
Touch Typing for Complete Beginners
Typing without looking is not a talent. It is a small amount of structure applied for two weeks.
3 min read
How Long Does It Take to Learn Touch Typing?
Short answer: two to four weeks to stop looking, a couple of months to be genuinely fast. Here is the week-by-week.
3 min read
STAGE 02·5 guides
Technique
Where your fingers belong, and the habits quietly costing you speed.
Which Finger Types Which Key
The full map, and the single rule underneath it that means you barely have to memorise anything.
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How to Stop Looking at the Keyboard
The glance down costs more than you think — and the fix is uncomfortable on purpose.
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Accuracy or Speed — Which Comes First?
Accuracy first — and not as encouragement. The arithmetic is genuinely one-sided.
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9 Typing Habits That Are Holding You Back
Most people are not slow because they lack practice. They are slow because of two or three specific habits.
3 min read
Why Even Typing Beats Fast Typing
Your peak speed is not your speed. The gaps between the bursts are where your score actually goes.
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STAGE 03·4 guides
Speed
Getting faster deliberately — practice that works, and what to do when it stops.
How to Type Faster: A Realistic Plan
Not tips. A four-week plan with a specific thing to do each week, and an honest estimate of what it is worth.
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Stuck at the Same Speed? How to Break a Typing Plateau
Plateaus are not a lack of practice. They are usually caused by it — by practising what you are already good at.
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How to Practise Typing So It Actually Works
There is a large difference between typing a lot and practising. Most people only do the first.
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Do Typing Games Actually Make You Faster?
Games work, with real caveats. Here is what they train well, what they miss, and how to use both.
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STAGE 04·2 guides
Health
Typing for hours without paying for it in your wrists later.
STAGE 05·2 guides
Gear
What your keyboard changes, what it does not, and where the money is better spent.
Does a Mechanical Keyboard Make You Type Faster?
Honest answer: a few WPM at most, and only after you adapt. Here is what a better keyboard genuinely buys you.
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QWERTY vs Dvorak vs Colemak — Should You Switch?
For almost everyone, no. Here is the case for switching, the case against, and who the exceptions actually are.
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STAGE 06·3 guides
Work
Typing tests, job requirements, and the particular problem of typing code.
Typing Speed Requirements for Jobs
The numbers employers ask for are lower than people fear — and accuracy is usually the part that fails candidates.
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Typing for Programmers
Your 80 WPM on prose becomes 40 on code, and the reason is a handful of keys you never practise.
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Why Your Typing Score Changes Every Time
A 10 WPM swing between runs is noise, not news. Here is where it comes from.
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