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by egsmi 2140 days ago
That’s interesting. Do you notice any meaningful loss of productivity during the 65WPM time compared to the 90WPM time?

I just did a word count on some emails I write and they’re usually about 100 words, but I know they took about 10 minutes to write. I have to think about it as I compose it, then edit for clarity. Obviously if I was too slow this time would go up but I’m wondering where the point of diminishing returns is.

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No, I'm pretty good at expressing myself through text. My common phrases that I use in sentences and words that I use often are burned into my muscle memory, so I usually have a pretty good flow. I never considered how much time I might be wasting during those slower periods, but I'll probably think about it in the future.