[throwaway12757]

I got a lot better and faster at typing when I switched to a das keyboard without key labels. It forced me to learn and not rely on looking down at the keys.

10/10 would recommend.. also it stops noobs from using your box.

[nudemanonbike]

Das was great, but starting with the 4 they changed manufacturers to china and have lame quality for the price. (I say this as someone who has a 12 year old das in front of me that I'm using to type this) I do totally recommend a blank keyboard, though! Just check out wasd or kb paradise or something

Here's a up to date buying guide, find one that lets you get blank or has a standard layout you can swap with a set of caps you like https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_gui...

[MathsIsMusical]

The budget option would be to cover all of your keycaps with masking tape. Fun for an afternoon.

[Symbiote]

Just put a towel or whatever over the keyboard / hands while practising.

That way, when you're using the mouse and just need to press "#" you can glance at the keyboard to do so.

[StavrosK]

I did the same, but the only thing that happened was that I couldn't type symbols (quick, type a $ without looking at the keyboard). I exchanged it with one with keycaps afterwards.

[cuddlybacon]

Eventually you do learn where they all are. That did take noticeably longer than anything else.

[StavrosK]

Did you get faster than before in the end?

[cuddlybacon]

Probably. I've never measured them specifically. But since I can 'just' type them without looking or frequent mistakes, I'm probably faster since I never have to stop and look.

[cyberbanjo]

I've been using a glyphless keyboard for about 2 weeks now (accidentally) and I have definitely gone up in accuracy. Now I can hit $&% in the second try

[sojournerc]

I think I could manage this with alpha-numeric characters. How do you fare with programming symbols and such?

[dataanalyst1]

I did the same thing, however I thought I knew the keys! Took a few weeks but now I'm typing far faster.