Why keyboard shortcuts are an overpowered skill

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Using a mouse is very inefficient. Since making this video I'm using keyboard shortcuts more than ever and they have significantly boosted my productivity. Give them a try.

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[charlieb]

Video editors, music producers and gamers are probably all sitting here puzzled that a video needed to be made about this lol

[dr.andreasleofaulstich]

When Microsoft switched from menues with underlined key-shortcuts to icons and tiles Windows and Office got a lot worse.

[Ultraviolent]

I've been trying to convince my friends that using shortcuts is way faster and more useful but they don't want to hear it 😔

[FrancoisSchnell]

People can also do custom shortcuts with AutoHotKey on Windows or AutoKey on Linux.
For example I use Left Alt + jikl for arrows so i never need to move my right hand to search for arrows.

[Yoda]

I use keyboard shortcuts all the time. Something that drives me crazy is when hitting the return key doesn’t activate the “ok” button on a dialog box. So frustrating! 😡

[abdelrahmandwedar]

I use vim motions for code editing and even in blogs writing. I find the idea of keyboard shurtcuts every useful, even more than anything else.
Vim is just one of many keyboards shurtcuts set, you can have whatever, and learn it, it'll make you a super super user.

[Darth_Insidious]

The keyboard is the reason why I will always have a computer.

[samuele]

I would be more interested about ergonomics and avoiding RSI. For example I would love to see some science on monospace font, Color scheme or what are the best keyboard to program with.

[chiragsingh]

I came here for keyboard shortcuts and I am impressed by how beautifully the video is shot and produced. Just like a movie !!!!

[TheCidraque]

Is gonna be hard to play Escape from Tarkov without mouse but I'll try

[bigboi]

Can you make a video teaching us the most useful keyboard shortcuts?

[tmb]

What you said about it taking so many repetitions before you remember the key combinations needed is true, but for me it's also about how frequently I'm using a specific shortcut. For things I'm doing all the time, once I do it a few times, it becomes second nature. For things I don't do very regularly, I never get to that point – even if I know the key combination I need, it just never comes to mind readily enough. Quicker for me to just use the mouse in that scenario, although something I also do reasonably often is right-click to bring up a context menu somewhere, and then use a keystroke to invoke something in that menu.

I am always flabbergasted at how often I see people copying & pasting exclusively using the mouse. It's almost painful to watch.

[raimitodd]

i always use keyboard shortcuts whenever available.
i only use the trackpad in my laptop, don't use mouse despite owning one.
yet i saw many of my colleagues work somewhat faster especially on the works that require pointing, especially when they've been so accustomed working with mouses.
so i think it depends on the type of work you do on a computer.

[davidpeterson]

Just look at the RTS community. All the best players use every shortcut their game offers. It frequently makes the difference between winning and losing.

[Harrison_Aoe]

realistically best shortcuts are find (ctrl + f), copy (ctrl + c) and paste (ctrl + v) as they are used with 1 hand, usually follow one another and that you still use your mouse on the other hand. Its not what is better but how can you use both to your advantage. Top tip would be to keep upping your mouse sensitivity so that you can move across the entire screen by just moving the wrist very slightly instead of the whole arm. poor short cuts are when you have to take your hand off the mouse for like print (ctrl + p) there is pretty much gain from it.

[nabeelsiddiqui]

So I should switch back to Vim is what you’re saying

[techdiyer]

Everything in moderation. In the design software i use, shortcuts make everything go super fast, and then when you go to save as, i use the mouse. its faster than hitting tab 15 times

[niklaskras]

Here is what i do: i have a mmorpg mouse. Designed for gaming with 12 keys on the side. On those keys i have shortcuts like copy and paste, last window, next and previous tab, new tab, close tab and many more. I do that for almost 10 years now and love it.

[EnterpriseKnight]

I love the mouse, but damn if 95% of my workflow revolves around shortcuts and my autohotkey scripts.
Hell, I even have a autohotkey that turns my keyboard into a mouse.

[MecchaKakkoi]

Not to mention the physical injury that can result from continuous mouse use!