I was lucky to have a computer at my home from a very early age(believe me most of the students didn't have one ). I used to spent a almost my entire day playing games.. which resulted the following:-
My grades were very low (around 60%)
I was physically not that strong(no-one to play with during PE )
My typing speed was faster than almost my entire class(around 47wpm.. Which is still faster than average typing speed of person ,,#comment below your typing speed)
So the only way to stand out in my class was to showcase my typing speed.. My typing speed was even faster than my teachers.. So I was usually called to type question papers , circulars and many more (It was all paid by the way .. making me richest in my class ). So i decided to improve my skills further so that i can make more money ..So that was my reason
#comment below if you need tips on how I got typing jobs at the age of 15
How I improved without any-one's help?
Well I did some research.. and got to know about 10 finger typing technique and how using it people actually type at typing speed of 150 wpm ( I was shocked Just as you are right now).
Sources I used to learn:
TypingClub.com :- Its an amazing website(FREE!!)… i highly recommend it if you are starting your journey to learn 10 finger typing. It has an amazing interface. It teaches you using games , showcase your progress and many more amazing features . I don't recommend to complete all its lesson just complete till 357 and you are good to go and win some typing competitions.
Search For shortcuts:- The above website though great lacks to teach you some shortcuts .. search for them on google as they keep on changing and are different for IOS and Windows.
To avoid pressing backspace (repeatedly) to remove a particular mistake you can directly remove the entire word using ctrl+ backspace and then retype it.(windows and my most used shortcut)
You can almost completely neglect using mouse if you are well versed with shortcuts . So do keep this point in mind.
How Long It takes to achieve that speed?
The question ..I wanted to know so bad when i decided to improve my typing speed> What's the answer you ask? well it depends on my factors like:-
what's your initial typing speed and what's your goal
How much time you invest?
How sincerely you follow instructions given?
How consistent you are?
and many-many more..
It took me about 2 months to improve my typing speed form 45 to 95 wpm
# I hardly practiced typing for more than an hour and many days 0 hours.
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