[dkersten]

I also use colemak and a kinesis and I honestly think it was the best decision of my career. I held off on buying a kinesis for a long time because they’re expensive and I greatly regret doing that. Its not at all about speed for me and I don’t know my WPM, its about comfort and avoiding RSI (I’ve had some problems in the past).

Now when I see people hammering their crappy keyboards, my fingers hurt for them and I wonder why more people who need their hands to work don’t invest in protecting them, but I get it, because I held off buying my kinesis for years due to the cost...

[pmiller2]

Funny, I didn’t hesitate for a second about the cost. I would have considered it well worth it to spend $300 on a new keyboard every month to be able to keep my well paying career.

[dkersten]

It sounds like you had worse RSI problems than I did (and when I was first considering getting one, I didn’t have much problems and wanted one more as a precaution). Do you have any thoughts as to why you couldn’t get used to the Kinesis or found it hard?

[pmiller2]

I’d been touch typing on a standard keyboard since I was in 4th grade. Inertia, I guess.

[dkersten]

I assume you would have gotten used to it then, but given that you found another keyboard that works for you, I guess it wouldn't have been worthwhile.