learn to type

...jkl; Yeah, I realize that while I may be able to type pretty quickly now, for short bursts, to suit my own purposes anyway, I still need the practice.

I am still not good with the numbers on the keyboard, hell I would like to learn to use the keypad. Worst of all, I seem to freak and my speed takes a huge hit when it counts… like Friday night at work.

I would like to get back to this as soon as possible. Start doing regular drills, start testing myself. No matter how good we might be at anything, practice still keeps us sharp or in this case… on key.

I haven’t tried a typing test in some time. I know that I type quite a bit faster than I used to. I don’t have access to Mavis Beacon at the moment, not sure I need it though. I type how it feels natural to me. I still have a bit of trouble with the number keys but I am sure I will work that out soon as well.

I haven’t kept up with this goal. I have doubled the time that I scheduled on my calendar for the typing tutor and I have put it on one more computer so that it can be more accessible to me.

What can I do to get my typing speed up? I have gotten up to 29 words per minute, but it’s like the harder I try and the more effort I put in to my typing speed and accuracy the slower I type and the more mistakes I make.

I am typing and average of 22 wpm, right now. This sucks!

I made it up to 29 wpm. As more letters are introduced and I become more conscious of trying to build my spead the slower I seem to type. I am typing like 20 wpm right now. I also seem to make more mistakes when I am trying to type more accurately. Right now I am stuck on the “Shark Attack” game until I hit 30 wpm consistently.

I like this stuff, I may just adjust my time to either get more typing in on one sitting or to break it up throughout the day. I keep coming back to the typing tutor.

I still make a lot of mistakes and even though I know the keys mostly, I panic because I am anxious. So like while I am typing this, which I am doing correctly I might add, I am making a lot of mistakes. I need to train myself not to be so conscious of what I am doing, because for me it’s the same as someone looking over my shoulder.

I hate that my speed fluctuates with every new key I learn.

Now I type 19 wpm.

I am committed to typing with all fingers without looking. I will be practicing 20 minutes a day Monday thru Friday. My goal is to type 55 wpm by April 13, 2006.