*I'm thinking about picking up Workman, should I?* - If you are interested in picking up Workman, I'd recommend you go for Colemak Mod DH instead: it accomplishes the same thing with fewer drawbacks. *Is there anything else I can do to get faster at typing?* - The typist in the video, Jashe, has an incredibly detailed writeup on improving typing speed: docs.google.com/document/d/1h-46EqD6_llPoQjv_vmtp_UKypBi4ZIV7S4sM7vWnV4/edit *How do I get/change to new layouts?* - Windows has built in support for alternate layouts. Once they are installed, you can cycle between your installed layouts using the hotkey: WinKey + Spacebar. Dvorak simply needs to be enabled in the Language and Input menu. Workman and Colemak have a download that can be installed, and more obscure layouts like Colemak mod DH require the use of a program called the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. If it says it's been successfully installed but you still cannot switch to it, try restarting your PC. *Which keyboards did you use in the video?* - At the start of the video: HHKB Tofu with SA Ice Cap and Turquoise Tealios - The rest of the video: HHKB Pro 2 with 3 pink keycaps from KBDFans *What typing sites did you use in this video?* - I played almost exclusively play.typeracer.com/ to improve. - www.keybr.com/ - 10fastfingers.com/ - monkey-type.com/ *Do you use Workman on your phone?* - No, I guess the muscle memory is separate because I never had any issues typing with QWERTY on my phone. I can even type with Swipe typing without looking at the keyboard despite my inability to use it on a normal keyboard. I'll update this with any FAQs people have, but for now, thanks for the support

@not.for_her3226

3 жыл бұрын

Hey @pinguefy (completely unrelated topic) can we expect to see a hyperscape video or stream

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

@@not.for_her3226 probably not video, but stream eventually

@not.for_her3226

3 жыл бұрын

Pinguefy ok good to know

@extinctraptor9688

3 жыл бұрын

What was ur philosophy and thought process when looking for the layout for u

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

@@extinctraptor9688 tbh I do regret picking workman, but it's never too late to learn another layout. I found myself slowing down a lot in QWERTY when I had to stretch for the center rows, so I thought it would be a lot more comfortable if most of the movement I had to do was vertical. Workman has great stats on paper, but its biggest downfall is that it has a lot of common key combos that use the same finger twice in a row, which is horrid for speed. OP/PO is the main one, which makes typing words like "people" very difficult.

"do you use WASD?" "Nah I just DASH"

@mr_magictwofive

3 жыл бұрын

I use VUIA

@kamo7293

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr_magictwofive what layout do you use?

@MatheusOliveira-dk9zq

3 жыл бұрын

five year old me: I uSe ArrOWs keyx

@ShmeekyDeeky_

3 жыл бұрын

Since I have big hands I use ZRFE

@lol-pi1rt

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShmeekyDeeky_ i expect people with big hands would be more into EADG

Next video: how I went from homeless to obama in 4 days.

@LRC.

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 *becomes obama*

@Omar-ir4gk

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheThreatenedSwan nah trump is miles worse

@Drew-vv9ef

3 жыл бұрын

That’s nice, no Trump lol

@alexf.1388

3 жыл бұрын

Who is Obama lol

@peteh6445

3 жыл бұрын

Alex F. Not sure, probably an anime character

Step 1: Click a button to randomize your layout. Step 2: Learn your new layout until you get +100 WPM Step 3: Do Step 1 and Step 2 until you learned every layout possible. Step 4: You can now call yourself the god of keyboards.

@NaviciaAbbot

2 жыл бұрын

Step 5: Ascend beyond keyboards and learn Steno

@olafschermann1592

2 жыл бұрын

Step 6: „Alexa, please take a note…“

@olafschermann1592

2 жыл бұрын

Step 7: „Hey google, read my brain“

@24MiHind

2 жыл бұрын

Sooo true.

@Oscar-vs5yw

2 жыл бұрын

Step 8: realize theres more keys than in just the english keyboard

This guy: *Gets 130 wpm in 3 months with a new layout.* Me: *Still at 56 wpm with QWERTY.*

@coolbri6150

3 жыл бұрын

😂 haha

@rafirafchaines8316

2 жыл бұрын

you need deliberate practice

@noumuinui4405

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafirafchaines8316 Now, I can type like 60-69. But, that is not also still perfect. Thanks for your suggestion.

@wbaba34

2 жыл бұрын

@@noumuinui4405 I’m in and my highest was 50. Trying to get to 60 or 70 Edit: I hid my age so that’s why this doesn’t make sense

@noumuinui4405

2 жыл бұрын

@@wbaba34 You have beaten the average typing speed of almost anyone in this age.

I can’t stop thinking about this guy as a shounen anime protagonist.

@obamabinladen9193

3 жыл бұрын

Now I really need a really intense Typing anime. There is already a Ping Pong anime so why not typing?

@Pixel3572

3 жыл бұрын

Obama bin Laden Rival: “You can’t beat me! I have a higher word per minute rating!” Protagonist: “I’ve changed since we first met, my WPM is over two hundred!”

@MusakiRenaii

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@weewoo341

3 жыл бұрын

Ok but wtf is the diference between shonen and shounen ?

@ryphish4924

3 жыл бұрын

@@obamabinladen9193 I mean there isn't one that I know but I know one where they frequently mention APM

Qwerty: Use W A S D to move. Colemak: WARS

@marekeben9484

3 жыл бұрын

Workman: DASH

@WestOfLee100

3 жыл бұрын

Me: haha lol

@alfiekazi3086

3 жыл бұрын

marek eben that actually makes sense maybe games were made for this one

@sindyan9528

3 жыл бұрын

French be like Uhhh, i'm gonna fail the exam Their exam : ZQSD

@gabrielitos7740

3 жыл бұрын

Hotel: Trivago

I started learning Dvorak at a time when I couldn't even touch type qwerty. Now I daily drive dvorak and it is awesome! I felt that the biggest advantage to those "better" keyboard layouts are not that they enable me to type faster, but it actually relieves a lot of stress on your wrist. When typing in qwerty, our hands often do not rest in the natural position, but tilted one way, which is really not comfortable over a long time.

@ItsSchwifty

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on you but I find the QWERTY layout more comfortable, I like moving my fingers more.

@alexandra.v

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I also learned Dvorak when I couldn't touch type on qwerty. I was always bad at typing so I wanted to do an experiment: if I manage to touch type for the first time with a totally different layout. I'm no programmer, I'm just passionate of different ways to write. I'm not fast but Dvorak is the first and only layout I can do touch typing.

@bokunorainbow58

2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsSchwifty Same. qwerty is much better if you like "rolling" your fingers since dvorak makes you alternate hands on alot of words. Just not as satisfying imo.

@godassasin8097

2 жыл бұрын

It's all jingle bells until you have to type on a different keyboard I use qwerty at around a hundred wpm and colemak at around 60 but it's a pain in the ass when you wanna use colemak and have to search for a stupid setup just to use it At lease dvorak is in windows but even that needs me to go into settings lmao

@godassasin8097

2 жыл бұрын

Also typing club supremacy

Thank you for making this video. Very interesting to follow the learning curve. One really has to commit and realize it takes many hours of practice. This is true for many new things. I have recently realized that I have enough interests and won't get into another, because it will take time away from things I already love.

I just realized that since I never learned the “right” way of typing, I could easily get the same wpm I usually get on any other format, as I am still in the stage where I need to look at the keyboard to see where the letters were. I’m too powerful.

@yopawpaw7408

3 жыл бұрын

How sway do u have da answers

@Storm_x

3 жыл бұрын

I got 70-90wpm depending on text from 2 fingers min and 4 max. I started learning touch typing it was difficult at start since I wasn't used to using fingers I never used before. But after a week I started reaching 50-60 wpm easily. I'm planning on practicing till I can easily hit 100+ wpm

@Kuri0

3 жыл бұрын

I can do 70-85wpm with 2 fingers and pinky for shift

@bellemoxon.vlogss

3 жыл бұрын

lol ik exactly where all the keys are yet i still look a the keyboard-

@crimm69

3 жыл бұрын

I use 8-10 fingers i dont even know but i get around 95 wpm

Did you win the race? Ping: Yes What did it cost? Ping: Qwerty

@babajimobile48

3 жыл бұрын

2nd reply

@johncedricgagaring4465

3 жыл бұрын

This is a reply to a comment.

@smugqing5164

3 жыл бұрын

4th reply

@munlovescarti16

3 жыл бұрын

Azvre 5th reply

@jakkakasunset5485

3 жыл бұрын

A reply

this is such a good video i have rewatched it like 7 times already, great job man

It would be an interesting project to see large classes of people be taught (perhaps from an early age) an alternate layout like workman and have the process analysed. Perhaps we can move QWERTY to the alternative layout list?

@harrytsang1501

Жыл бұрын

If only I can positionally map the shortcut keys back to where they were. I am willing to give Dvorak a try if I can use it in vim only in insert mode

Me who has 8 words a minute with qwerty and 50% accuracy: Hmm interesting Update over 1 year later : this was when I got my first phone and wasn't familiar with the layout or letters, my family doesn't allow phones till 15 and I have used a computer before this but it was in a different language and different layout, I have gotten much better at typing since then.

@thedemotivationalspeaker3090

3 жыл бұрын

Learn muscle memory by typing stuff without looking at your keyboard. Once you get that down, start playing nitrotype. It's a web game, and I got way better at typing when I started.

@misusaki8980

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedemotivationalspeaker3090 well am deciding if I want to switch or not

@thedemotivationalspeaker3090

3 жыл бұрын

@@misusaki8980 You might want to switch, but life outside of your own home (typing at libraries, schools, ect.) would be a lot harder. I'd say learn both decently well or stick with Querty.

@misusaki8980

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedemotivationalspeaker3090 then I would just have to memorize the keyboard layout

@johnmilk534

3 жыл бұрын

I have 25 wpm and 92% accuracy on qwerty

Today I learned that there's a whole community about typing

@tyhma1563

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there's also a sneaker/shoe community. Humans are strangr

@Ghosty716

3 жыл бұрын

@@tyhma1563 shoes are actually normal, you are strange

@tyhma1563

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ghosty716 yeah i know shoes are normal, i use shoes everyday, but a SHOE COMMUNITY like a community of shoe enthusiasts

@goldghost3657

3 жыл бұрын

retu cause shoes look nice. These alternate keyboards are weird

@InnerEagle

3 жыл бұрын

@@tyhma1563 there is also a community for armpit, im glad im not there

Thank you man ,you're a good story teller ,i enjoyed every bit of the video , thank you.

excellent and Inspiring video on the obsession of typing and constantly breaking yourself in order to build yourself up. Glad I found it. Very glad you made it.

It’s all fun and games until you have to type on someone else’s keyboard.

@Anon.G

3 жыл бұрын

I can touch type colemak, and I do a variation of 6 finger hunt and peck on qwerty. I can easily use both although colemak is 80-90 wpmish and qwerty at 45 wpm

@Anon.G

3 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Leroux-Lévis is what really important

@Reverae

3 жыл бұрын

7 days in, I can now have speeds of 50wpm in colemak and was able to maintain my 110 wpm in qwerty. You just have to practice doing both everyday :)

@blankclips

3 жыл бұрын

Poltergeist muscle memory might be a little disturbed at times.

@darkstar5805

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anon.G Hunt and peck at 45wpn is still awesome.

His voice is weirdly relaxing.

@prezcot7130

3 жыл бұрын

tbh it just makes me really sleepy and i dont like that because his content is really hard to come by.

@hmmmmm8716

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@sophiticatedpotat0773

3 жыл бұрын

Yea

@legitnaur

3 жыл бұрын

And the jazz in the background enhances it

@synzose1642

3 жыл бұрын

The jazz music really adds on to the relaxation, if it was heavy metal with his voice you wouldn’t really get a relaxed feeling.

This video is very inspirational, it got me into trying colemak and I can't stop practicing, I am still learning it but this video helped keep me motivated to know that the hard work will be worth it in the end.

@DIFY

Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@connzz4143

Жыл бұрын

​@@DIFY ​Got to about 120wpm on Colemak, and had to switch back to qwerty due to school reasons, because I can't get Colemak on the school computers for 2 reasons. 1. it won't let you download anything 2. because it's not a default layout on windows. I wish I could continue but I really need to be able to type fast for essays and such. I can still briefly remember how to type on Colemak with a second or two of thought.

this is my 2nd time watching the video and this time I'm realizing how something so mechanical as learning a new keyboard layout can turn out to be a emotional and motivational video to me. I hope you read this Pingu.

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 keyboard layouts once, but i fear the man who has practiced one keyboard layout 10000 times" -Bruce Lee (paraphrased)

@Iuns

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice one

@alxexp

3 жыл бұрын

BRYAN HAO RAN NG How does photographic memory play any part in this? Sure you can remember where the keys are as a picture in your head, but that doesn’t translate to you being able to execute a combination of keys precisely and accurately.

@subscheme

3 жыл бұрын

Well I have done over 15 million keystrokes and as a fourth grader I can type up to 110 wpm and average 90 lol so does tha5 mean I’ve practiced it 10000 times

@alxexp

3 жыл бұрын

@@subscheme nobody cares :/

@alxexp

3 жыл бұрын

@@subscheme and you've typed "over 15 million keystrokes" and you can't type words properly? oof that's rough man

Long story short, he became a Discord moderator.

@vbgvbg1133

3 жыл бұрын

He hasn’t practiced meme banning in general

@balloon3503

3 жыл бұрын

kitten banging

@Wtfinc

3 жыл бұрын

@@balloon3503 the fk is kitten banging, sounds like 20 years in prison.

@gnarliii6853

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wtfinc You're technically not wrong

@aubrielle6343

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wtfinc not wrong at all!!!!!!!

Just randomly got this in my recommended about a year after first watching it and this inspired me to learn workman. Just want to thank you for making this video and introducing me to the world of alternate keyboard layouts

Thank You for sharing your knowledge and personal experiences. I may never be as fast as you, but you have given me the understanding that I needed. Honestly, I appreciate your thoroughness.😁

Alternatively: How I went from 140 WPM to 1.2 WPM in 7 seconds

@colinouille2786

3 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this comment, the profile picture and the simple but great joke.

@yeye9817

3 жыл бұрын

F

“20 minutes of focus practice is so much more productive than an hour of aimless practice” awesome quote

@bikerkris1

3 жыл бұрын

Wow... I saw this comment at the same time he's saying this quote 😃

@jason_headlines7591

3 жыл бұрын

I feel attacked but it’s facts

@MyFictionalChaos

3 жыл бұрын

Active versus passive learning

@MyFictionalChaos

3 жыл бұрын

It's the same with other fields. Focus workout versus an hour of lazy workout. It applies to so much

@heathermcgrath22

9 ай бұрын

So accuracy over speed?

Sick video brother! motivation at its maximum splendor! thanks!

"I had to slow down to go faster" That's honestly the greatest advice I've heard.

@SkylineLofe

3 жыл бұрын

This. This is easily applied everywhere.

@ticktockbam

3 жыл бұрын

That doesn't make any sense tho.

@4f52

3 жыл бұрын

You should read the Bible. Full of vague quotes you can interpret anyway you like.

@bearoverthere2001

3 жыл бұрын

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

@rusanamaroyal8904

3 жыл бұрын

Start cubing, you'll see it there too.

Me : laying in bed watching this. Also me : gets up at 4am to start practicing typing

@inakoto

3 жыл бұрын

when this video was released it was 5am in the Summer. So I watched it, and actually started to fricking type in 5am, so, same!

@lucyfer_the_cat

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@tyroned.gra-vrazlya8749

3 жыл бұрын

literally same, the time was impecable

@tyroned.gra-vrazlya8749

3 жыл бұрын

what are the odds?

@ghostieeitsohg

3 жыл бұрын

Me

This was a pretty great video. Really enjoyed watching it

This really motivated me to continue learning Dvorak!

"Why do we use QWERTY keyboard?" Me: KEYBOARD IS KEYBOARD

Someone: why do we use this keyboard layout Gamers: Shut up wasd

@kyonas6047

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Red_Thunder-wu2gx

3 жыл бұрын

*wasd*

@fte6

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@beni0827

3 жыл бұрын

*W A S D*

@mockeyize

3 жыл бұрын

frrr

This is really well explained!

It's thanks to this video that I got super into speed typing The first time I watched this my speed was around 80WPM, and now I can get around 110-115 Thanks for making this and getting me into this great hobby

‘I had to slow down to go faster’ This feels inspirational.

@jakman8515

2 жыл бұрын

Is it?

@mikafizz1022

2 жыл бұрын

What part in the video was that?

@shehanimuthaliph6218

2 жыл бұрын

It is

@geraldgutsueii3324

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikafizz1022 the chapter about breaking through plateau. The line is around 9:55

@Matuterocks

2 жыл бұрын

This is common knowledge for musicians.

Everyone gangsta till the Minecraft tutorial says "move with ABCD keys"

@Gabifuertes

3 жыл бұрын

hjkl

@justsomepandawithinternet

3 жыл бұрын

Todah poop is funny I wrote this blindly

@example795

3 жыл бұрын

@@justsomepandawithinternet hmm

@RealValkor

3 жыл бұрын

@@justsomepandawithinternet I have not located the funny

@justsomepandawithinternet

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealValkor You have wasted your time it's not supposed to be funny

Wow, such an amazing KZreadr ― I didn't was interested by the topic as much but was bored and clicked in my suggestion (an odd out-of-topic suggestion)... now I am subscribed (I do not even know the topic of his channel yet but that video was so calming and he is so charming I feel like a groupie already)...

Very inspired. I also am a very fast typist (130 wpm) and I also decided to switch layouts. Currently 2 months into colemak around 80wpm average and improving pretty fast maybe 5 wpm a week. 15k races on nitro type and 123 hrs on monkeytype

Y'know... I kinda like how inefficient QWERTY is. It's really satisfying to just let my hands fly all over the keyboard and not miss a single letter. When I'm having long conversations over the internet it's not uncommon for me to completely forget that I'm typing at all. My wpm isn't super high or anything but I just enjoy the controlled chaos of typing in QWERTY.

@Namerco

3 жыл бұрын

You said inefficient but you talked about how efficient is QWERTY

@netts2315

3 жыл бұрын

@@Namerco Everything can be "efficient" for you if you learn it. Time efficiency is a different story.

@Namerco

3 жыл бұрын

@@netts2315 ohhhhhhh

@Namerco

3 жыл бұрын

@@netts2315 this comment now makes sense

@Weaknespase

3 жыл бұрын

This might be the reason behind QWERTY - since typewriter keys are much harder to please in order to register keystroke, layout was randomized as much as possible to let every finger roughly equal workload to avoid injuries as much as possible.

“Where J?” Proceeds to type every other key that isn’t j

very inspiring thank you

I have dyslexia and a.d.d. I recently found your videos and they are super mellow and interesting. I don't think I have every truly learned the keyboard. I always have funky letter mix ups and moment where I have to check the keys.

“Take a moment and look down to your keyboard” Mobile users: *Demonic screeching noices*

@TH-my3ps

3 жыл бұрын

You know mobile have a keypad so it's basically the same...

@InnerEagle

3 жыл бұрын

@@TH-my3ps but for them it's easier to switch to anything. we have to physically buy the keyboard

@sonny3703

3 жыл бұрын

Lol keyboard losers

@sonny3703

3 жыл бұрын

I use my pee pee 😎

@ruimigs5560

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonny3703 one of the most random yet quite and very precise comments. good stuff

i can’t imagine switching to another keyboard. i have a hard enough time with QWERTY as it is.

@maxstevens9643

3 жыл бұрын

If you are having trouble with QWERTY then I especially recommend alternate layouts. That's what I did, it was much easier to learn, because alternate layouts are easier to learn and also because there was no reference, and I now have no risk of looking at the keys ever again.

@nilstrieb

3 жыл бұрын

You have trouble with QWERTY? Then your should be perfectly able to switch to an alternate layout.

@sadisticgirl_

3 жыл бұрын

@@nilstrieb how do u switch the layouts on win 10? cuz if u have to type o and p with my pinky one more time ..

@nilstrieb

3 жыл бұрын

@@sadisticgirl_ o with your pinky? I don't know how to do it, just google it

About a year and a half ago, this video inspired me to learn workman. I've been typing in it since then and I stopped practicing after getting to about 130 wpm. It took me a bit longer than in this video but I also don't think I practiced as much. The main issue I've had with it is compatibility across various platforms and at other people's computers. Every time I start a new game I have to rebind everything before even playing the tutorial, or sometimes if the game doesn't allow it I have to play the tutorial without changing my keybinds. Chromebooks do natively support workman so I can use it on those pretty easily, and it's not hard to setup if I have to use someone else's pc for an extended period of time. I would say it's been worth it for me and I have a lot of fun with it. If you're considering switching, I would suggest trying it for a week and seeing if you enjoy the challenge of it, as the practicality isn't really there.

@inakoto

2 жыл бұрын

holy shit, nice

I'm french so my keyboard is an AZERTY and I started using qwerty with my phone but never knew there was other lawouts! Your channel is so interesting ☺️

Came for the typing Stayed for the character development and life lessons

Your vids are very high quality, But there’s a very low quantity

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

yup, i'm trying to work on that haha

@Calibree

3 жыл бұрын

quality over quantity

@xNothing2Lose

3 жыл бұрын

Quality, quantity, sane creator. Pick 2

@AZALONG1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pinguefy Do you still play Apex?

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AZALONG1 sparingly.

Hey, this video was a banger when I first watched it. Now after a year, I have reached 100wpm average on typeracer on the workman layout. I used to top 60 when I used qwerty. Thank you for motivating me to doing this! Never really thought I could type as fast as I can currently.

@inakoto

2 жыл бұрын

damn bro, let's fucking go, it's been almost a year since this video came out and I'm still answering the comments under it lmfao, but also good job, love seeing people get extremely motivated and reach the goal they wanted just makes my heart warm, also pingu is dead (no but yeah, but no, but not active anywhere) so yeah, sorry for this crappy response from pingu from walmart xddddd

I ended up learning Dvorak over midterms in High School in 2014 or so. It wasn't smart at the time, but I got so much practice I ended up touch typing within two weeks (with tons of errors of course). I peaked about 8 months later, hitting around 70 wpm with minimal errors. Now I do 80 wpm steady, jumping up to 90 when copying text. To put it in perspective, I went from 30 wpm with QWERTY to 80-90 wpm with Dvorak, without really trying too much. The speed came with the efficiency of the layout. I'm glad more attention is being brought to alternative keyboard layouts. I would note that Dvorak isn't as difficult as it looks. Sure, it looks foreign compared to QWERTY, but it's a very logical layout and will come naturally to you once you get a handle on where everything is. I'd recommend folks give it a shot before settling with another alternative.

The redemption part felt like a anime fight where the main character came back to take his revenge on the bad guy after hours of training and clapped him lmao

my friend made his own layout and i thought it was really impressive. that was until i found out he’s been using it for 6 months and gets 20 WPM.

Thanks for the fantastic video. I just switched from QWERTY average ~135wpm to Colemak, and 3 days later am at 25 wpm. Feeling very demoviated but this video helped out:)

@JH-ed4mm

2 жыл бұрын

Any update on your progress?

@elitetroopblackdesertmobil6041

2 жыл бұрын

Any update from you, dude?

at 8:18 the track playing was mesmerizing. Shiro Sagisu, hi work is astonishing.

hey pinguefy, this is really inspiring, I've been putting off switching to workman for over three years, but after watching this, I think I'm ready to finally commit. I did try colemak for some time...it was ok to pick up, but it never captivated me. When I tried workman, it felt more natural, but same as many, I was too addicted to qwerty. I always knew it was gonna be epic journey, and so now, `sod it' (as we say here in the UK), here I go...thank you - and thank you also for bringing typeracer to my attention, great fun way to learn/play typing!!

Russian keyboard layout is designed by most frequent chars at center and least frequent further away, layed out in spiral (type with one finger this: ghytfvbnjurdc...). The analysis of what is most frequently used chars are was done on basis of literature popular back then and statistics of used characters. Whatever soviets were, they were very focused on their engineers

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

very cool, the more you know.

@band_tsiferki

3 жыл бұрын

But made dot key press normal, and comma key - with shift.

@sohatoga603

3 жыл бұрын

And weirldy enough, if you are typing in two languages (which I am as russian) you are practically using two layouts - you can bee quite fast at both. So, maybe it is possible to train your brain to think about another layot as typing in another language?

@KiraBleed

3 жыл бұрын

By the way Russian needs to know 2 keyboard layouts. In OUR language and in English. And this my friend we learn from the beginning because layouts with only Russian language doesn't even exist. (I think. Didn't Google it. At least only Russian layout would be useless on computer.)

I can go ultra instinct on my keyboard when im losing a game and being toxic.

@maximilianpircher8360

3 жыл бұрын

same haha

@madalinbocioaca7570

3 жыл бұрын

SAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Am pickle

@KushagraPratap

3 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@kendrickr10

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@infinite1483

3 жыл бұрын

I can type out insults while pvping someone

Never did I expect to hear Gitaroo Man music in a video essay about keyboard layouts, but I'm absolutely here for it

This is exactly like swapping from controller to mouse and keyboard. I feel the grind man

Me: **wants to press d** **Looks up to screen** **presses a**

This was the weirdest video to appear in my recommended at 4 am. It was cool. I think the most admirable thing about this is the fact that you took the time to learn something knew, which seems like a lot of people don't like to do these days. I think I'll stick with QWERTY myself since I can't see myself ever switching, but I'd be interested to apply your enthusiasm into other areas of my life. Cool video, good luck with streaming and Patreon and KZread itself.

@UmrenTV

2 жыл бұрын

new*

I love this video so much I have no clue who you are but this is honestly one of my favorite videos

good job on sticking with it.

I really hate how so many people are "We've always done it so why change it."

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioiA27qanbXcm5c.html

@verosestudio

3 жыл бұрын

it's because it's inconsiderate for those who work hard and memorize the qwerty format. i have a bad memory and i dont remember things easily. i have to memorize the qeety format in months. there are others who are still trying to memorize and may not able to adopt if things change. let's just understand each other's struggle

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

@@verosestudio it's not like a government is going to institute a forced changed to a new layout, so you will never be forced to learn one. The people saying this are dismissing the validity of new layouts with the argument "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," which would leave us in the stone age.

@verosestudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pinguefy oh i get it. i also don't understand why others are denying new layouts but i do hope that qwerty layout wont be gone. thanks for letting me understand

@theSato

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pinguefy that's not really a valid comparison

This kinda maks me think about my own journey with gaming. I was a console controller player for about 25 years and I got REALLY good on controller. About 3 years ago I switched exclusively to PC. It has been really difficult for me. I'm just now getting to a point that I'm happy with my skill and dexterity on the keyboard, but I still have such a long way to go before I'd consider myself to be on the same level I was on the controller. The hardest part is knowing what you want to do and just not having the dexterity or muscle memory in your fingers to execute. Especially when playing competitive games like I do, it has been so discouraging at times. And I've gone back to controller for some games and it's totally doable, but I definitely felt like an old man with it in my hands lol Anyway I'm rambing, but this video really reminded me of my gaming journey so I'm encouraged by your story to keep pushing through and trying to improve every day! 😁

I went through the same process, except I chose to design my own layout (though I agree workman isn't bad) - I switched to a columnar split keyboard at the same time, and made a layout optimised for that, for home row use (like you I don't consider it the home row if you have to twist sideways) and minimising bottom row and pinky use, repeated use of the same finger and allowed common shortcut keys to mostly be on the left hand side (so you can mouse while doing them). I was never a particularly fast QWERTY typist (probably max 80-90 wpm), but I had a break from work and uni for a month, so decided to use that time to learn the new layout. It took about a month, with a similar process to you (learn locations, learn locations without having to think, get smoother and smoother flow). Played a lot of Epistory in this time, as well as a lot of web games, practice websites etc. I eventually got to about 100 wpm, but (as you very correctly point out) it wasn't worth the trouble for that amount of gain, which I almost certainly would have gained in QWERTY if I'd put the same effort towards it. The real gain was comfort, smoothness, accuracy etc. - I think optimised layouts are much better for this than QWERTY. Differently to you though (at least at the time of this video), I can still type in QWERTY quite fluently at near my old speed. I think this was probably more due to using regular keyboards with QWERTY and split columnar keyboards with my own layout - that really helped to separate out the two sets of muscle memory out for me. I've certainly never tried to type with different layouts on the same form factor keyboard, but I could see how it could be possible (but much harder - that Jashe guy is super impressive).

This guy is basically jack of all trades, but actually masters everything A true generalist indeed

@joelkawinski8480

3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it jack of all traits?

@branflakes6472

3 жыл бұрын

Joel Kawinski no it’s “Jack of all trades, master of none”

@poseidonsmafia1160

3 жыл бұрын

He‘s Asian

@takeastepback3333

3 жыл бұрын

fuck my mind i read that as "jack off all trades" and got confused

This is kind of like an experience that i’ve had. Since I was nine I have done figure skating. I’m currently in high school and I still do it competitively. Last year I decided to try out hockey, I thought it would be fun since i’m short it would work because i can’t really play games like basketball. I also had just started playing field hockey too which isn’t quite the same but has some shared skills. I figured my skating ability would translate on hockey skates. I was wrong. In case you didn’t know, figure skates and hockey skates have different blades. Figure skates are longer and have toe picks, while hockey skates are shorter, have more curvy edges, and are rounded on the back side. I ended up falling backwards a lot because i wasn’t used to the back side being rounded. Also, the edges are different which is basically the sensitivity of when you lean the boot, how curved you skate. It was hard. I was trying to learn a new sport while also relearning to skate. I felt that I was handicapped because I continued to go back to a figure skating style. Over the course of the season I got better. I was better able to switch between going to figure skating practice and hockey practice. I would stumble the first few seconds but then something in my brain would click and i would be able to skate on either one. I had a tournament at the end of the season. It took place over multiple days and many games. It was basically like immersion rather than switching between styles multiple times a week. During that tournament I got a lot more confident and better with hockey skates. I think my progress was a lot slower because I continued to figure skate but I was able to develop the ability to switch between them. Now, I’m definitely way better at figure skating than hockey. Hockey is a really hard sport that takes years to master and Ive only played it over the course of around 6 months. I haven’t worn hockey skates since march due to corona but I’ve continued to figure skate so I wonder if i can still retain my ability to switch between skates since i’ve been back to my default for so long.

@mr.commonsense6645

2 жыл бұрын

@aeon masueru same idk why, can't control myself

Been using workman for a couple years. Probably not the fastest layout, but it's very ergonomic and useful for typing in other languages that use the Roman Alphabet if it is modified with layers. I recommend, though some might prefer Colemak, Halmak, or the like.

The way he rolls out this story makes it feel like a drama anime I almost cried...

@balloon3503

3 жыл бұрын

maybe the true drama is the anime we made along the way

@kev4241

3 жыл бұрын

9:08 add some dramatic music and it's oscar winning

@purplred599

3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the next season

There was a kid at school who swore his keyboard at home was different. We called him a lier, he could of had a different layout lol

@suburbanburrito210

2 жыл бұрын

Im Surprised no one pointed out you spelt liar wrong

@pukkss

2 жыл бұрын

@Suburban Burrito grammar police

@Pixiuchu

2 жыл бұрын

@@suburbanburrito210 I'm surprised no one pointed out you spelled I'm wrong. :)

Committing is definitely the most important part. When I decided to learn dvorak I thought I could still maintain qwerty, but it ruined me. I decided to commit and change all my keyboards to dvorak, even on my phone. I also rearranged the physical keys on my desktop keyboard. I found the phone keyboard actually made the biggest difference at first because it actually allowed me to see the locations of the keys, which helped me to commit it to memory. The fact that I didn't have a qwerty keyboard to fall back on was what got me through the initial grind. It was horrible at first, especially when I had to take notes during a class, but I learned to use shorter sentences and point form until my typing speed improved. I persisted because I had no choice and it was an amazing feeling when after a year I finally surpassed my old qwerty typing speed. Now it's been over four years since i've even touched a qwerty keyboard and I don't know if I could switch back even if I wanted to. I can't even remember where most of the keys are.

@Keldor314

2 жыл бұрын

I switched to Dvorak on my main keyboard years ago, and haven't looked back. I also experienced having a lot of difficulty switching back to Qwerty at first, but after a while, using both layouts on different systems, it came back and I can type both layouts effectively. I do have faster typing speed on Dvorak than I've ever approached on Qwerty.

I've never been a good typer, I always cheated on the typing tests in school by looking down at my keyboard. But with this video, im going to do myself a service and research myself typing. Whether qwerty or Colemak I'll get better than my 20 wpm. Thanks for being an inspiration

When he was struggling to get the 120 WPM average and was so excited when he got it, and then got it everytime with no effort in the 1v1s, it was basically like getting Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball

6:48 GOLD

@TriggaG04

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

Although I'm 2 years late, I just wanted to mention my experience of learning to type in a different language since this reminded me a bit of it and I think the relation is interesting. A while ago I decided to learn korean, which uses a different writing system and has its own keyboard (I use the one called dubulsik), and my experience with it was pretty similar to yours with workman. I can type at about 120wpm with qwerty, but when I started learning korean I was able to type at about 10wpm if I was lucky, and there was a lot of trying to figure where the hell keys were, and randomly pressing keys until I found the right one, but there were also some differences. Firstly, I still haven't been able to get as fast as I am at qwerty, I can still only type at 60 to 80wpm. But I think I would mostly attribute this to the fact that I'm less familiar with the words that I'm actually trying to type in the first place, rather than entirely just not being able to type that fast. It takes me a moment to even think how the word is spelled, before I can think about trying to type it. (tbh tho this **might** just be cope bc I haven't practiced enough) Secondly, obviously I still type english, so I regularly use both layouts, but I notice that I never confuse them even when rapidly switching between them, and I don't think that would occur even if I only used one for a long time. However, that's only when I'm typing english with qwerty, or korean with dubulsik. If I try to do the other way around (eg when typing out "dubulsik"), it becomes impossibly difficult, I have to switch to deadstaring at my keyboard. The main thing I found interesting is just what it might suggest about how the keys that you press and the words you type are mentally connected.

I literally watched the whole thing, usually I’m a person with a short attention span and can’t watch any video for more than 5 minutes without switching. But this was so interesting to watch and well made.

@feetsniffer1488

8 ай бұрын

stop watching TikTok

At first I was like "How could you forget how to type in qwerty???" But then I think about every time I try an unfamiliar game and get used to it, then I press seemingly random buttons when I go back to my regulars. When you do something for so long, it's second nature. When you learn something new, you have to constantly think about what you're doing until you're used to it. That constant mind-on-keyboard/controller thought process messes with you when you go back to something familiar. You've been so focused on the new controls that it's the first time in a while your brain has had to FIGURE OUT how to do something, and it won't let go. "Grappling hook! Wait there's no grappling hook in this game. Wait why is there a grenade ricocheting back to me?"

@azulaooo

3 жыл бұрын

Its like playing GTA your whole life and then getting your hands on Mafia II

@plumbob109

3 жыл бұрын

@@azulaooo gta has way too many binds (on pc) tbh so switching to mafia 3 would be easier

@briinahkriid

3 жыл бұрын

Me every time I go from playing a lot of Overwatch back to League. I keep trying to move with AWSD. So many wasted W abilities...

yeah but imagine playing games without WASD

@fartimedes

3 жыл бұрын

nah fam i use my ears to move the character.

@weepgamer

3 жыл бұрын

nah fam i use my hands to move the character.

@cathyeonny5793

3 жыл бұрын

The game: Use WASD to use You: DASH

@donut2676

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell doesnt everyone use their leg to move the character

@MrVidification

3 жыл бұрын

Some PC games don't let you redefine keys either. 8 and 16 bit computers allowed this more often, if you didn't like the arrow keys or 'QAOP and SPACE'

i've been using my own personal keyboard layout for the past decade or so. but the switch wasn't for speed, it was to reduce the pain of my arthritis. comfort was the entire motivation and guide during the design process. it makes me happy to see others conclude that we can create our own mechanisms to make our jobs or even our lives just a little bit better just now out of curiosity, i went to a random online test and got a 97wpm speed, compared against the site's claimed average of 30wpm. this is surprisingly high: while i am a researcher and a programmer, i've never considered typing for speed

Thanks a lot for this very interesting Video. I grew up in a foreign land where the official Language was german. As I was 3 years old when I got there, german became my mother language. With the age of 9 I began to learn english in school and I was pretty good at it. In the first year of Highschool, we had type writing lessons and that was a compulsory subject of the first year of High School. At first I did not like it because I had to carry that heavy Type Writer 3 times a week to School. But after a while I began to like it after all. When I was 15 I finally started learning my native language because until then I didn't need it for good reasons. When I returned to my home country I was 17 years old and I never needed to type on a typewriter until I was 23. Seven years has been past since I was typing on a typewriter and at the Age of 23 I was confronted with a Keyboard. The layout was also a QUERTY layout, even though this layout was according to my mother language. It didn't take long to adapt this new technology. Since then I have aquired an unusual skill. German, English and my native language became my mother language and now I am able to write on this QUERTY layout of my native Language with the same speed in all the three languages that I master on the same level.

Biggest problem with learning a new layout is anywhere you go you're gonna be stuck with a qwerty layout. So unless you have full control, qwerty will always have a hold on you.

@erayozsaray3526

3 жыл бұрын

You can change it in software

@theherk

3 жыл бұрын

On all modern operating systems, layout settings are per user, and colemak is commonly available by default.

@antistraightmen

3 жыл бұрын

Hooked On Chronics cringe

@nothingatall7027

3 жыл бұрын

Becca no it’s Cringe :/

@y.z.6517

3 жыл бұрын

Same exams force you to use a computer you have no control, and you cannot run any software or use the internet.

That "I had to slow down to get faster." hits kinda deep

I love this video it's so cozy

I have a suggestion for remembering qwerty! Try typing some stuff from your head, or anything that you might usually type for fun on a keyboard. For example, I type "I like typing on this keyboard" on pretty much every keyboard I see. If I'm having issues switching back to qwerty, I'll type that, and then some other thoughts (it feels very nice, etc), and by then usually my hands figure it out. It's still awkward doing typing tests for a bit, I find typing my thoughts way easier. I also did practice on qwerty daily while learning colemak dh, so that definitely helps out as well.

Pinguefy: tries to figure out keyboard and dedicated a entire video to keyboard Jschlatt: throws keyboard

BRO I FELT INSPIRED. ITS LIKE AN ANIME SCENE WHERE THE PROTAGONIST OVERCOME THEIR LIMITS

2:40 theres a modification of colemak called colemak-DH which basically moves the D and H keys to where v and k are on the keyboard, halfling the reliance on the two middle columns

Literally have no interest in typing, discord, or anything in this video. Nor do I know this guy. I still watched this whole video like a little kid watching their first cartoon it was so captivating xdd It really doesn't matter what the topic is as long as the "presenter" is doing a good job...this makes me think I might have liked history if it was taught better...

@Terrain2

3 жыл бұрын

Anything can be fun with the right person teaching it

@noacruz3771

3 жыл бұрын

Oh god I felt the same way!

@ColemakDH

3 жыл бұрын

I used to think history was so boring but I have found good people like oversimplified who can make things actually interesting while getting the point across, I get that most his videos are about war but for example his Hitler videos aren't about war and are pretty detailed, I bet you that he could make the enlightenment era interesting even though the whole thing is basically nothing

@StinkyKraken

2 жыл бұрын

My History teacher before quitting was the best teacher I have ever met, she didn’t just repeat history stories, she relate them to captivating life experiences she had, she also cared deeply about her students. One time, she saw I was falling asleep, so she made me pass around candy she brought to everyone, making me move around helped me become more awake, and it was a subtle way to help me, instead of calling me out in class, alerting everyone I wasn’t paying attention.

@citizenblue

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're on to something

You have got to be the most underrated youtube lmao

@duskess6411

3 жыл бұрын

People like you make me feel like hes rated the way he is for a reason

@sean___peace

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrilliantGamerRoblox oops, *youtuber

@sean___peace

3 жыл бұрын

@@duskess6411?

@maplehill.

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

@sargezero

3 жыл бұрын

and the most _cultured_ youtuber as well my man playing touhou music

you got me into dvorak. Thank you

Great tips. Your experience mirrors my own when I switched from QWERTY to Colemak 10 yrs ago. I will suggest to people that the main benefit of Colemak over QWERTY is COMFORT. QWERTY users have fingers that travel 50 percent MORE than Colemak users. For me that means relaxed fingers at the end of the day. I also highly recommend split keyboards like the Kinesis Freestyle 2 and Freestyle Pro --- both of which I own and use.

"Where's j?" Presses every key other than J

@adsplai9207

3 жыл бұрын

Me

@seidenada526

3 жыл бұрын

He must’ve never used VIM

A popular theory is that Qwerty was designed to slow down left handed typists, but QI confirmed that it's just to reduce the frequency of typewriter jams. It's a disappointing truth

@trickytreyperfected1482

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, you were half right: it was designed to slow down left *and right* handed typists.

@sadisticgirl_

3 жыл бұрын

@@trickytreyperfected1482 it was made to give me a headache

@Pinguefy

3 жыл бұрын

How many moons does the Earth have?

@I_Mark_Mills

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pinguefy Just the one, if you're not including all those satellites, right?

@I_Mark_Mills

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pinguefy Ah, just looked up the QI clip. I had no idea that we had another one, though it's pretty forgivable given that it orbits us once every 770 years

The qwerty keyboard was designed when manual (non electric, of course) typewriters were first invented in order to deliberately slow down skilled typists. Each raised letter was at the end of a flat curved piece of steel, which would strike a peice of inked ribbon between the steel striking plate (the raised, steel letter) and the piece of paper, leaving an inked impression on the paper. If one typed too quickly, the flat steel rods (activated by the amount of manual finger pressure on the keyboard), well too many rods at once would converge on the ribbon and clump together, all trying to strike before one got out of the way of the other. The qwerty style layout was considered the best design to slow down fast fingers and thus limit this "traffic jam" which the typist would have to stop and pull the rods apart. When electric typewriters developed, the layout was kept, even though the letter keys and rods had been replaced with one, rounding ball with all the raised letters on it, which would rise, spin to the letter selected, stamp against the ink pad and paper and return to position, very fast and would never jam, no matter how fast the typist. And that keyboard has remained the same. Great solution you have come up with and now you know the background.

@inakoto

2 жыл бұрын

pog

I was averaging around 80 WPM on qwerty, with my best quote being 100% at 95 WPM. I started learning Programmer Dvorak about 2 weeks ago, just a couple hours a day, and I have only just learnt all the keys. I am currently around 20 WPM on this layout, and will now be attempting to not use qwerty - if I can avoid it - until I am a lot faster. I know it is going to be painful for a bit, but I am confident that it will be worth it. I have already experienced a lot of the things you talk about in this video, especially my qwerty muscle memory trying to take over. Any time I get comfortable my brain switches off and I type nonsense!

While I'm still much slower on dvorak than qwerty, since I frequently switched back and forth I find now that I can switch nearly instantly. When I was first learning I wouldn't be able to type qwerty later in a day if I had practiced dvorak earlier, but I got much faster at switching over time. If worry over not being able to type qwerty anymore is holding you back, make sure you still type qwerty at least a couple of times a week and you'll be fine.

Interestingly, I had no issue learning to type in a different layout that was in a different alphabet (Cyrillic) for another language (Russian). Knowing how to touch type made the transition very fast (just a couple of days). So apparently, the ability to touch type in general and the respective layout are stored in different parts of the brain. I sometimes do get some logjams, however, when I switch between writing in Russian (Cyrillic) and Polish (Latin-QWERTY) as the languages are very close and often have the same words just written in the respective alphabet. I don't have a problem switching between Polish QWERTY and German QWERTZ (where the letters except for Y/Z are the same, but the extra keys differ). So, I assume, the keyboard layout is mainly connected to the brain area which stores individual language characteristics.

@lmao1660

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I type in cyrillic (Bulgarian) too