One thing I’ve always meant to do is learn to type properly. I took a class way back in Grade 8 and was rated at around 45 wpm, but the lessons never really stuck. I have awful, awful habits, no sense of standardized positioning, occasionally have to look at the keyboard, and make quite a few mistakes.
After watching some co-workers wail away on their keyboards I always felt a bit slow and clumsy in comparison. It was thus quite a surprise when, on a whim, I took a few different online typing tests and actually scored between 65-70 words per minute, including corrections. That was just on plain text, and punctuation-heavy stuff like code would be a bit slower, but it was still a lot higher than I expected.
I should still probably look into some kind of tutoring, though, to at least reduce mistakes. It still feels a bit foolish when you’re typing with a coworker looking over your shoulder and you spend half your time backspacing…
At least you didn’t fail your typing class. The one I took in grade 10 is the only class I’ve ever actually failed — I finished with a final mark of 10%. And no, that’s not a typo…
I suppose verbally assaulting the instructor (because the bitch made me very uncomfortable, always being touchy-feely, and hangin’ over my shoulder barking out every little mistake I made in my ear, and loud enough so I’m sure the whole floor heard) and storming out of the room never to return didn’t help either, but hey… You’ve seen me type. I suck. I just accept it. ;-)