learn to type without looking at my hands

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
that saved a wetch like me
IO once was losy
nut now I’, gohunf
ras blinmf but now I see.

AThat was written withouy looking at my hanfs… )(or using the delete key,.)

Still got a long wy to go….

• 1 Day later

Amazing grace,
Hpw sweet the sluinf
That saved a weretch like me
O once was lost
but now I’,m found (oops, I looked)
was bbling nut now I see.

Not improbinh… Yet!!

• 1 Week later

Amazing Gtaace
How sweet the shounf
that saved a wretch like me
o once was lost, but now I’, gounf
ewas bling but now I see

Getting better!

Wow! A lot of use of the backspace key already!!

I definitely need to start typing like this more often. It would make work and surfing so much easier. And when writing poetry, I could just close my eyes and type, rather than trying to locate all the right keys.

I’m think I’m getting the hang of it now… Let’s see if I can type up a poem without pressing the backspace key…

Amsazunf fgerace ,ghow seweet the sounf
that sacves a weretch kluike me
i once was loast, but now am found
was vblind but now i see/.

Pfft. That was supposed to be a verse from Amazing Grace. I still have far to go…

It’s because I don’t bother keeping my fingers on the “home row.” I find that very restricting and uncomfortable. I just put them anywhere and let them press keys by chance. Obviously not a particularly efficient or correct way to learn, but at least it explains all these mistakes.

My delete key has never gotten so much attention in its life…

Let’s try typing once again and see if there’s any improvement:

Amaxzinfg gace, jhow seweet the sounfg
that saved a weretch lujkme
I onve was lost. but now am found
wsa bling but now i see.

Umm.. not really.

So there. One of my first attempts. It was so bad it’s not even funny. I have a big problem with the home row. And the one above. Come to think of it, I have a big problem with every row. But in a few weeks, I believe I’ll get it.

That was fun.