Design Advice - Learn how to type

Learning how to type is very important. I know this seems obvious, but it is simply amazing that many designers type like a Bonobo playing the keys. I don't mean to insult the noble Bonobo. He hasn't been playing the keys for that long. In a year I'm expecting him to tackle Oscar Peterson's Summer Me, Winter Me.

You need to learn how to touch-type
Touch-typing is typing without looking to find the keys. You need to learn how to touch-type. This is not an option. This is a necessity for anyone who works on a computer all day. If you actually have to think about typing while typing, then your work is suffering. When I type, I get to

concentrate on what I'm doing instead of cursing Christopher Sholes. If you have to look for the shift key every time you capitalize a word, you are wasting your time. If you have to look at your keyboard to use shortcuts, you might as well just use your mouse.

You use your computer every day. Typing properly will help your posture and lessen the likelihood of repetitive stress injuries. You need to learn how to type. Trust me. It will only take 10 - 15 minutes a day. There are a whole bunch of free programs that will teach you type or you can buy The Typing of the Dead. In this arcade game you kill zombies by typing words correctly. Who would have thought you could kill a zombie by typing daffodil?

If you don't learn how to type you are lazy.
There is simply no other reason not to learn how to type properly.