It’s debatable whether this can truly be considered a hobby, given that it’s just also an essential life skill. However, I think I enjoy the pursuit of improving this skill to a point that justifies calling it a hobby.
Typing practice
- Mainly using MonkeyType in a consistent and comparable fashion
- KeyBr is also a good resource
Keyboard Customization
- I waited until I actually had enough time and money to properly customize my setup
Stenography
- Depending on how my professional goals and tasks develop, it may become prudent to explore stenography
- The core of steno is to type phonetically rather than using characters.
- The greatly reduce keyboard requires that multiple keys are pressed together to generate the full range of sounds.
- The final key point is that steno is a customizable language- input from the keyboard is interpreted using a custom dictionary, allowing for unique modification of frequent input
- This video provides a great introduction to the idea and sets realistic expectations