My last day of working for another company expired last Tuesday. So what have I been doing for the first three days of independence? Well actually not what you might have expected.
You might think I was busy writing code or perhaps maybe a project plan for the next few months. Nope, actually I have been spending 8 hours per day learning to touch type.
Like most programmers my typing speed is pretty good considering I bash away without any systematic approach. But over the years it has really annoyed me having to keep looking down at the keyboard all the time. Not to mention the high percentage of mistakes that I make.
Learning to touch type is not that hard but it does require a few days of solid training before you can start using the method all the time. Plus I expect I will be coding at less than a quarter the normal speed for the first week. It might take a few weeks to get back up to the old typing output.
This drop off in output is not something most employers would be very happy about, but one of the advantages of working for yourself is the lack of a boss to worry about. Once those frustrating first few weeks are out of the way the improved top speed and productivity will last a lifetime.
If your thinking of the same idea then I can recommend the little package I am using that only cost $19.95 Typing Master.
I need to take a rest now, it has taken me 30 minutes of sweat inducing effort to touch type this post!
