Dvorak

On August 22 I forced myself to learn how to type on a Dvorak keyboard. It's been a week and I've made some progress, but I still type very slow. Dvorak is supposed to help you type faster while cutting down on the amount of mistakes you make. In one week my typing speed dropped from 80+wpm to 22wpm. In a week's time my typing has become more erratic and I make more mistakes now as sometimes I revert back to qwerty subconsciously. It's debilitating going from qwerty to dvorak. I can't even type in qwerty well anymore as I sometimes confuse the two while typing fast. Right now I'm typing with my eyes closed because it helps me concentrate. I make fewer dumb errors this way.

It took me a whole year to learn how to type in 5th grade. By the end of 2001 I was able to type 35 words per minute. I expect the same results in 51 weeks. Sigh

I wish I was this disciplined in other areas of my life. I wish I could give the same amount of patience and attention to learning other things as I've given dvorak. I know it'll take more than a week to perfect, but I know this is one skill that I'll use for the rest of my life. If only I had that devotion for something like language. Or economics. Or piano. Or towards God.

Its hard typing a well thought out blog when you're constantly thinking about what letter comes next. Its like talking in another language: you struggle with coming up with ideas in your head while making sure the words coming out of my mouth are correct.