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Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Re: Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Post by wappieslurkz »

muzani wrote: post #54
wappieslurkz wrote: post #23

Touch typing... I'm embarrassed to confess I'm still typing with just 4 fingers while keeping my eyes on the keyboard instead of the screen. Although I doubt it would require 100 hours to learn.

https://www.colemak.academy/ is actually pretty good for beginners, but switch it to QWERTY layout It took me a few months on keybr honestly when I got a new, ergonomic keyboard. The problem with ergo keyboards is they're split at the middle and suddenly my left hand couldn't reach for what was on the right side like it normally would and I had never realized I was doing it "wrong" all this time.

Great tip, thanks.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Post by wappieslurkz »

boogerlad wrote: post #25
wappieslurkz wrote: post #23

Touch typing... I'm embarrassed to confess I'm still typing with just 4 fingers while keeping my eyes on the keyboard instead of the screen. Although I doubt it would require 100 hours to learn.

If you're going to learn it, use at least a split columnar keyboard and a non qwerty layout. Learning to touch type on a regular keyboard will likely worsen your health compared to your four finger hunt and peck due to the bad uncomfortable qwerty touch typing enforces. Think about the awful pinky curls and reaches. Ouch!

I'm mostly "stuck" to my company-provided QWERTY Macbook, but interesting thought.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Post by Breza »

wappieslurkz wrote: post #23

Touch typing... I'm embarrassed to confess I'm still typing with just 4 fingers while keeping my eyes on the keyboard instead of the screen. Although I doubt it would require 100 hours to learn.

Consider buying a split keyboard. It was a game changer for me. By itself, you'll learn to always put your hands on the correct sides of the keyboard.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Post by wappieslurkz »

Breza wrote: post #63
wappieslurkz wrote: post #23

Touch typing... I'm embarrassed to confess I'm still typing with just 4 fingers while keeping my eyes on the keyboard instead of the screen. Although I doubt it would require 100 hours to learn.

Consider buying a split keyboard. It was a game changer for me. By itself, you'll learn to always put your hands on the correct sides of the keyboard.

Thanks for the tip, I'm mostly bound to a laptop but for touch type training it could help. Any advice for a brand/model?

Re: Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?

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Post by kulahan »

Klaster_1 wrote: post #4

A hundred hours won't be sufficient, but I really need to learn a new language in order to secure a better citizenship. With it, my job finding prospects will significantly improve. Being an immigrant sucks, future security isn't as sure.

100 hours of interested, enthusiastic studying is more than enough to become vaguely conversational.
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