I never managed to learn touch typing. I type with my two index fingers and depending on the exact letter order they’re supported by the middle and ring fingers (e.g. if I type the combination ‘ijn’ which is common in my language, I do ring, middle, index downwards). none of it is consciously learned, it’s just what I ended up with after typing a lot and never learning a formal method.

I type mostly without looking at the keyboard, but I find myself doing quick peeks every few sentences or so. I also probably make more typing errors than a touch typist would.

I’ve started to learn touch typing a few times now, but every time I give up because touch typing feels like it will destroy my wrists or give me back pain. How do you people do this? Like typing the ‘.’ Or ‘,’ with the pinky finger, and even the normal letters often require my fingers to stretch in a way that feels painful after a while. My hands also are probably quite heavy or so and it feels like I have to strain to keep all fingers resting on the keyboard without pressing the keys.

So I’m sort of stuck between typing errors and shoulder/wrist pains, anyone who can relate?