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Zone 2 Training for Typing
As I have mentioned on this blog before I am a running hobbyist and thanks to the likes of Youtube and some running blogs, I have learnt quite a bit about running. There is a surprisingly large amount of knowledge required to get somewhat descent at running all the way from effective training plans, what to eat and even how much sleep you should get.
As I wrote in this article, I have also become a little obsessed with keyboards and the role they can play in me becoming a really good/productive software engineer. Not only in terms of speed and accuracy but also ergonomic considerations over the long term. I have chosen the Glove80 and its going well but the progress is slower than I anticipated. Not only did I change to a keyboard with thumb clusters but I also changed my keyboard layout quite considerably.
This has lead to me being somewhat slower in typing than I was used to and this is immensely frustrating especially as I know at any time I could revert back to my original keyboard with it’s QWERTY layout. But I am doing this for the long term benefit and I am convinced it will pay off (I really really hope it will pay off!).
Therefore I have been thinking what kind of deliberate practice and training could I do in the short term which could help speed up my typing. After all, as a software developer you spend quite a bit of your day to day…
