how i type REALLY fast (190+ WPM)

i know my cable management is terrible

hi friends! i know this video is a bit random, but it'd be a lie if i said typing wasn't my biggest flex and wouldn't take any opportunity to show it off 😎

all jokes aside, i've been wanting to make this video for a looong while! now that i'm home, i decided to have some fun with different vids since i'm unable to make campus vlogs. will still be vlogging midterms at home, but i have so many quarantine vlogs that i probably won't be uploading too many while i'm here ;_; but yea WOO i hope it's helpful. :)

⌨️ websites mentioned:

🌸 instagram: @dvyjess
🌻 tik tok: @dvyjessica

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🎶 music:
cinnamons • summertime (instrumental)
maplestory • amoria (piano)
undertale • snowdin (lofi)

⏰ timestamps:
0:00 - 0:54 intro
0:54 - 3:46 muscle memory/touch typing
3:46 - 4:48 hand positioning
4:48 - 5:28 shortcuts
5:28 - 6:15 faster keyboard usage
6:15 - 8:11 how i learned how to type fast
8:11 end

👧🏻 about me:
hi, i'm jessica! i'm a 4th yr at ucla majoring in math of computation (math w/ cs), and am from the bay area. i vlog my college experience as a ucla transfer student. ˙ᵕ˙

[dvyjessica]

keyboard is durgod taurus K320 TKL, cherry brown switches, about $100 on amazon btw! a lot of people have been asking. thought i mentioned it somewhere in the description or in the video but i guess not 😓

[Duncan]

Imagine having an online argument with this person

[mikemor]

just the fact that i didint knew about "ctrl+ backspace" makes this video super usefull thanks 🙏🙏

[saibettereveryday]

Before I type 17 wpm with looking at the keyboard and I keep practicing now my highest at 57 today without looking but up and down. Overall practicing are key. :)

[prod.seajay]

Not the fastest typer, but using a computer, and taking typing classes at a very young age definitely set the foundation for my touch typing skills.

[dvyjessica]

press CC for captions! also, i know this vid is a bit random but experimenting a little with content while i’m home ☺️ new vlog soon but pls support me until then hehe

[flacjunkie]

I learned how to touch type using keybr. Spending anywhere from 10 to 30mins a day for a consecutive 30 days made a vast improvement. Now muscle memory just kicks in and I don't really remember where the keys are. I specifically like keybr because of the piece by piece way we learn the letters and positioning at a slow pace. People who are intermediate might find the site tedious but for an absolute beginner, its the perfect one that I'd recommend to start on.

[OxygenBeats]

you can also use cntrl + ⬅ or cntrl + ➡ to navigate by words instead of just single characters.. and cntrl + up/down navigates paragraphs/line breaks

[garyinternet]

Respect to you Jessica for highlighting the real reason that you type so fast i.e. you have many years (thousands of hours) of typing experience under your belt primarily because you started at a very young age and have been using computers heavily ever since.

Typing speed is basically a function of how long someone has been touch typing for. If you only started learning to touch type last week then you're not going to be anywhere near as fast as someone who has been touch typing for 10 years and has been using touch typing intensively both at work and at home for the all that time.

[astrohgamingZero]

Nice video Jessica. As for games, I played MUDs with friends which is 100% text typing to do anything. Look, run east, hunt, kill, etc. Chatting with random people also was helpful. I like ergonomic keyboards as well to type easier ->faster. From a Microsoft natural keyboard to split keyboards.

[JimiHendrix]

this is wild, i was recommended this video and i've always been able to type really fast. and then you said maplestory and i was like ahhh that must be it

[swarnimghimire]

Honestly a big thing that I would really reccoment beginner to not do is develop a habit of using the wrong finger for the wrong key because that can lead to some pretty major speed hurdles down the read if you're not resolute in what finger you use for what key of if you use different fingers per the occasion. Consistency is really important once you reach higehr levels because at some point you wouldnt want to swtich back and learn it the right way again.

[Tonyluo]

Reall great advice! I learned typing about 25 years ago, on a typewriter, so I have no problem touch typing. However, I stuck around the 70 WPM range and it fluctuates between 60 to 80. The main problem I have is typos or the nonstop concern of typos. I tend to missing keystrokes or jumping. Like, instead of typing 'letters', I often find myself typing 'ltetters', hence slowing down myself.

[himaneeshbhattacharya]

Hello Jessica. I had watched this video a long time ago and then started learning typing. At the start i was only at 10-12 wpm but now after abt 9 months of practice, i can reach a top speed of 47 wpm. This video was one of the first typing videos i had watched. Thanks for being an important part of my typing journey. 🎉☺️

[SynchroFPS]

YES! Someone else who uses monkey type! Its so good. I haven't seriously practiced in a while but about a year ago I grinded from about 75wpm to 110wpm (I use quotes, medium length mostly because of the punctuation and practicality). Im thinking about getting back into it. Good vid!

Shout out to typeracer as well. I've been trying to learn Korean, and learning how to type Korean was one of my first goals. Type racer allows you to switch languages which is really cool.

[typedecker]

Your so sweet, and the way u kept smiling throughout it was very cute and innocent! Thanks sm for the tips <33 I think I've kinda already mastered touch typing and muscle memory, and I am like half way through the shortcuts stuff, like I know a few shortcuts but most of those aren't concerned with typing in general so much so as they're for editing large pieces of text, prolly cuz I've been coding as a hobbyist for a very long time. Also I could relate to when you said that you've been using the computer since a very early age, it was the same for me :) But then again, thanks for all those tips, I didnt know the control + backspace shortcut tbh, and I usually used to just press backspace constantly or use my arrow keys and it indeed was one of the reasons, that I felt were bringing down my typing speed, I hope to improve it, just cuz I love computers <3! I've subbed and liked, May god bless you 🧡

[hassansyed]

Your accuracy is crazy!
I think it's the positioning of your wrists versus posture you're sitting in too which plays a big factor (I'm typing this as I watch the first 10 seconds of your video but i'm sure you talked about it in the video)

Much love

[itsokie]

thank you!!
ive been practicing my typing speed, you elaborate efficiently!

[leecm]

I became proficient at typing by playing lots of Starcraft:Brood War in high school. Yes, I had computer class in elementary and middle school, but I don't remember caring about those classes enough at the time to really learn anything useful in them. Starcraft was a great teaching aid because 1) you have to remember all of the hotkeys to be decent at the game, and 2) you had to chat with teammates very quickly and frequently during games (or your opponent to talk smack). Fast forward 20+ years, and I sincerely think that Brood War played at least a small role in me having what ended up becoming a successful IT career. Just being able to type proficiently makes you look like you know what you're doing with computers, which is important for a young adult trying to make their way in a new career. Who knew that all of those hours that Starcraft stole from my teenage life would have ended up paying off. Thanks, Blizzard!

[dinis]

I came across this video randomly and I can say I am very satisfied with it. I can attest that what you said is true, since I also use the same shortcuts and it helps a lot.
Just subscribed to your channel, lovely content!