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Re:A Keyboard with Blank Keycaps Made Me an Expert Typist by suby on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:01AM (#24130227)
That's interesting that they expected you to not glance at the paper. I actually think looking at the paper (or nowadays a screen) to see the result of what you're typing is good for learning. You get immediate feedback on whether or not you're correct.

Also yeah, those plastic covers are good. I'm not sure if this is common nowadays but my elementary school had a typing class that probably met once a week. We too used a plastic cover over a keyboard. I couldn't type before that, and it set me on the path to being a good typer.

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Re:A Keyboard with Blank Keycaps Made Me an Expert Typist by MereInterest on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:08AM (#24131664)
Sometimes, the immediate feedback can be a problem in itself. If you are typing as fast as somebody is speaking, the last thing you want to do is recognize a mistake and try to correct it. Doing so will just make you fall behind, which is worse than having a typo in the transcription. Since mistakes cannot be corrected until afterwards, it is better not to be distracted by them at all.

This differs quite a bit from programming, where a single character typo might not be noticeable in review, and should be watched for while typing.

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