I recently got a ZSA Moonlander and started learning colemak dh. It’s been a really fun journey so far and I’m now able to type consistently at 60 WPM. However, as you can see from the chart I’ve sort of hit a plateau at 60 and I’m having trouble breaking it.

I think it’s time to switch up my training strategy. So far, I’ve been using keybr.io and typelit which have both been great. Are there any other tools folks have used during this not-quite-beginner but not-yet-fast stage?

  • pixelprimer@lemmy.world
    11·
    9 months ago

    I was at a similar place with colemak-dh plus a swap to ergo. Stuck at 60 wpm for a while. I stopped testing for a few months just typing for work and then did a test and hit 80WPM I think 60 shows good comfort and then just more time you’ll get faster

    • nopersonalspace@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      9 months ago

      Thanks, I think those early speed gains were exciting so I wanted to keep that up but it’s not totally realistic. Doing day-to-day stuff and building speed over time makes sense though.

  • 667@kbin.social
    9·
    9 months ago

    What span of time is this? 60WPM is great tbh. I’d say focus on just using this skill for the next year and don’t tie yourself up too much worrying about your WPM. Gains after this point may come a little more slowly, and through practical applications rather than repeated type training.

    • nopersonalspace@lemmy.worldOP
      8·
      9 months ago

      It’s been about 3 weeks. Yeah that makes sense, I do feel like I’ve noticed that while my speed test results are not changing as fast, my ability to actually do stuff has been getting better.

      • PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
        7·
        9 months ago

        60wpm in 3 weeks is fantastic. It took me about 3 months to get up to my old speeds (also moonlander colemak dh) and 6 months to surpass my old speed.

        Now that you’re 60 wpm, you can use this efficiently for daily use, and speedup will come automatically as muscle memory sinks in.

      • 667@kbin.social
        3·
        9 months ago

        That’s the only metric which matters! Press on for a bit and don’t sweat it.

  • Crandel@programming.dev
    3·
    9 months ago

    I’m using my corne almost a year, but still at 30-35 wpm. But english is not a my native lang. I guess I just need more time

  • Corr@lemm.ee
    0·
    8 months ago

    How fast were you before and how much practice are you putting in? And where are you at now? I hope you’re enjoying the journey :)