Monkeytype – typing trainer for accuracy and speed

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  • monkeytype

    The most customizable typing website with a minimalistic design and a ton of features. Test yourself in various modes, track your progress and improve your speed.

    For over 30 years, I typed using 5-7 fingers. I could touch type (in the sense that I never looked at the keyboard) but my speed was obviously limited. Several times over those years, I tried to learn to touch type 'properly', but gave up after ~30 mins because it was so slow.

    After almost 50 hours using keybr.com (over a couple of years, but mostly in a couple of periods of a few months each), I managed to learn to touch type properly, and exceed my prior wpm.

    I've improved a little since then, but not by much. This doesn't limit my work, but I'd still like to type faster.

    I decided to use Monkeytype to fix that. I read a reddit comment that recommends:

    1. Use the 'English 1k' word list.

    2. At the end of each test, click the 'warning' icon to repeat missed words, until there are none left.

    3. Focus on accuracy instead of speed (aim to maintain 98% or more).

    4. Practice a small amount every day.

    [0] https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype

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