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## How to Overcome Regular 30–50 Wpm and Make a Typing Habit.

Type 2–3 times faster than the average person is a good advantage. Especially for a writer or programmer. That’s why I got into it.

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In the beginning, I had 40 WPM (words per minute). It’s \~200 symbols.

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Now my speed ranges from 100 to 120 WPM.

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 ![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1\*sP7jPXqOlV5y2l0G5nE-Qw.gif)

## How to Make Progress and Not Quit in a Week

The whole algorithm can be boiled down to this:

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1. Choose a service for typing practice.
2. Place your fingers and stop looking at your keyboard.
3. Make a habit (the most important part).

## 1. Get Typing Practice

I use [keybr](https://www.keybr.com/), but you can pick any service that counts your words and allows you to customise the text.

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 ![keybr.com](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0\*DPYxqGgmr_fe5fd0)

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Some programmers might want to use [SpeedCoder](https://www.speedcoder.net/). It allows practising typing in your favourite language’s syntax.

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 ![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0\*11l57i1kTDZbs336)

## 2. Finger Placement

This is the hardest part for the majority.

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Most people don’t **use all their fingers** while typing. It’s okay if your speed is 30 WPM, but it’s almost unreal to type 75 WPM+ like this.

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**So it’s best to take care of this in the very beginning.** Speed might drop down first, but it will grow faster then.

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The same rule can be applied to the **habit of looking at your keyboard**. Don’t do that. It’s better to get used to that now than suffer from it later on.

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Also, **it’s not necessary to stick to the classical finger setting**. For example, I always use my left little finger for shift/ctrl and pressing q/a/z only with my ring finger.

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## 3. Making Practice A Habit

The most underrated and unobvious part.

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I was surprised by how easily typing can become a part of my day.

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At first, you do it because you «have to» but later… **your hands are reaching out to open a tab with typing practice by themselves**. And you find yourself typing having your head in the clouds.

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**It’s like a meditation.** It’s relaxing to take some time and do some typing during the workday.

I managed to type almost every day this way.

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 ![My statistics. Available publicly on keybr.com](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0\*twsDCYPnA7jj42Av)

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**So make the whole process as easy as possible for yourself.**

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I picked the simplest setting: English layout in lower case without punctuation marks.

## What Else?

From my own experience — you quickly reach 60–70 WPM. Then I’s much harder to grow. That’s why you need a strong habit.

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My current goal is 150 WPM.

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I started with this [video](https://youtu.be/1ArVtCQqQRE) — recommended for watching.

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Feel free to share your own experience in the comments.

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Good luck!


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:::tip
This article was first published [here.](https://medium.com/@gssvv/i-increased-my-typing-speed-from-40-to-120-wpm-heres-how-9435264a2c4b)

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