Adam Spiel (Confessions of a Pecking Typer) just challenged me to a typing test. I do not confess to pecking as he does. I took typing every summer from 8th grade through high school. I studiously made a point not to look at my hands while I typed. I am not a particularly studious person, but for some reason I delighted in the challenge of typing. I'd say, "Can I do this without looking?" and then test myself. I also took two typing classes in college. I always got an "A".
I attribute my typing skills to the many classes I had; otherwise, I wasn't typing much and it does take practice. I did have a few jobs that involved typing, so that gave me some daily practice. I perfected typing numbers, without looking, when I worked for the BYU Transfer and Admission Offices as a computer operator. Daily typing of Social Security numbers was a challenge at first, but "practice makes perfect" and eventually, I got the hang of it.
I like to type. For me it's faster and easier than printing or longhand. With all my stated background, you'd think I'd be able to give Adam a run for his money, but he has me beat. My 67 wpm pales to his 81, but what were your errors Adam?! Dare I boast, I use to get over 100 wpm in my heyday - if you can have a typing heyday. I'm contributing my 67 wpm to a loss of brain cells. I am almost 30 years his senior. You try it:
I attribute my typing skills to the many classes I had; otherwise, I wasn't typing much and it does take practice. I did have a few jobs that involved typing, so that gave me some daily practice. I perfected typing numbers, without looking, when I worked for the BYU Transfer and Admission Offices as a computer operator. Daily typing of Social Security numbers was a challenge at first, but "practice makes perfect" and eventually, I got the hang of it.
I like to type. For me it's faster and easier than printing or longhand. With all my stated background, you'd think I'd be able to give Adam a run for his money, but he has me beat. My 67 wpm pales to his 81, but what were your errors Adam?! Dare I boast, I use to get over 100 wpm in my heyday - if you can have a typing heyday. I'm contributing my 67 wpm to a loss of brain cells. I am almost 30 years his senior. You try it:
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"Your story should be written now while it is fresh and while the true details are available...Get a notebook, my young folks, a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it for eternity."
Spencer W. Kimball
“‘The Angels May Quote from It’,” New Era, Oct 1975, 4
That's for sure! Get a journal, get a blog, start writing or typing. You so easily forget your daily doings, I know that from experience. I try to write daily and devote Sunday's to extra writing, but according to my husband, my rightful name is the "All-Night Blogger". I just say, "I'm practicing my typing."
Blogging has saved my journaling. Now I just need to print off my blog and stick it in my journal.
ReplyDeleteI think you have me beat as far as the accuracy goes Aunt Martha-- I took the test a few times and got between 4-10 words wrong each time. I'm a fast pecker, but I sure do make a lot of mistakes.
ReplyDeleteAmen to the blog journaling though--it's fun to have a family record with pictures and everything. I think we will enjoy looking back on it in the future. We already do.
Awesome typing Martha! I took the test and got 45 wpm. Not too bad for only having had one semester of typing in high school. Thanks for checking out my blog.
ReplyDeleteI type really slow, but then..i prefer to write. You ould say, i'm practicing my handwriting:)
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