
I Was a 4-Finger Typist for Years. Here's How I Fixed My Brain (and Hit 100 WPM)
Let me paint you a picture. It's 2 AM. You're in a coding session, you're in the zone, the logic is flowing — and then you need to type localStorage . Your eyes drop to the keyboard. Your right index finger hunts for l . Then o . Back up for c . You've completely lost your train of thought. The variable name you were holding in your head? Gone. The function you were about to write? Evaporated. This was me. For years. I typed like a caffeinated pigeon — fast, chaotic, and looking at the keyboard every three seconds. I used four, maybe five fingers max. My thumbs were decorative. I genuinely believed this was just "how I type" and that some people are just faster typists, like it's a genetic thing you're born with. It is not a genetic thing. When I first started my journey to fix my typing, I searched everywhere for a clear, step-by-step path. I found plenty of "tips," but there was no complete roadmap to guide me from 0 to 100 WPM. Instead of just struggling through it alone, I decided
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