Gonna hopefully learn touch typing for real. The eternal optimist.
@randomgeek Good idea :)
I also learned it somewhat late (age 17 or so?), it's still worth it, especially for coding and heated arguments on IRC and such.
If you want to force yourself to not look at the keyboard, don't forget that there are bumps on most keyboards where your index fingers go. As soon as you know the 'base position', your memory can do the rest. (can also cover the keyboard with some elevated piece of wood that prevents you from seeing the keys)
@redacted plus I shifted my modifier keys all around because apparently I hate my brain.
@randomgeek Yeah, that's a good idea. I had a class on it in school at some point, you can recreate the contents by forcing yourself to type by memory/touch and doing typing exercises, which usually start off with 2-char combinations and then extend to longer words. Shifting keys around isn't that much of a problem when you're forced to use your memory, just a bit annoying when you have to use other computers ;)
@redacted oh I know the basics of hunt and touch in QWERTY. Tried learning Dvorak before with limited results. Learned how much I still rely on sight!
Hiding the keyboard this time to reduce the visual noise.