How to improve your typing technique

Use a light touch when typing
When you’re typing, try to use the minimal amount of force which is necessary in order to press each key. Don’t strike the keys harder than you need to, since this can reduce your typing speed, and increase the stress that your hands experience while typing.

Remember that even though the difference between a light keystroke and a strong one is relatively minor, it adds up significantly over time.

 

Avoid moving your hands around
Try to keep your hands relatively static while you’re typing. Moving them around too much causes you to slow down and tires out your hands.

Note: later in the article, you will see a few ways to minimize how much your hands and fingers move while typing, including modifying your keyboard layout and learning how to touch type.

 


Be consistent in your typing patterns
Try to be consistent with which fingers you use to press each key. In general, the greater your consistency, the faster you will type.

You can ensure that you’re being consistent by using a specific typing system, such as the traditional touch-typing system, where each finger is responsible for a column of keys, and by keeping your hands relatively static over the keyboard.

The only time where being consistent is an issue is when you have a bad habit with regard to typing, such as when you use a specific typing pattern that slows you down or strains your hand somehow. In such cases, you will benefit more in the long term from modifying your typing technique, even if in the short term doing so slows you down and interferes with your ability to type in a consistent manner.

 

Know what you are about to type next
While typing, you should be thinking not only about the key that you’re hitting right now, but also about the next few keys that are going to follow it. This will allow you to type without unnecessary pauses, by ensuring that you are always ready to hit the next key in the sequence.


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