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by miguelrochefort 3429 days ago
MY DVORAK JOURNEY

2009

- I type in QWERTY.

- I can hunt-and-pick at 60 WPM.

2010

- I discover Dvorak.

- I start to despise QWERTY.

2011

- I buy a Kinesis Advantage (https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage-for-pc-mac/).

- I learn to touch type.

- I learn Dvorak.

- I can touch type at 60 WPM (after 1 month).

2012

- I convert a fried to Dvorak.

2017

- I still type in Dvorak.

- I can type up to 100 WPM.

- I find regular (non-ergonomic) keyboards uncomfortable.

- I struggle to type in QWERTY (certainly can't touch type).

- I use QWERTY on my phone.

- I never suffer wrist pain or fatigue.

- I don't despise QWERTY anymore.