Physiological Control in Typing

Typing is an example of a fine motor skill. This is a skill that actively relies on uninterrupted precision. Because precision is responsible for many physiological processes, a pounding heart translates as “twitchy” or “stiff” fingers that are prone to error. With the art of control, the science of breathing says that, as the user of a typing skill, you are able to control your nervous system. This skill is low heart rates and in the art of typing, especially in typing while a countdown timer is counting and creating high pressure.

The Hand and Heart Connection

The heart’s release of adrenaline is caused by stress making you a poor typist. Adrenaline is responsible for creating micro-tremors in the hand. In “Tactical Breathing”, you are in control of calm, fluid fingers. Because the mind is in a “stressed” state, physiological control in typing results in the body relaxed and at a high level of performance.

The “Exhale Strike” technique

Elite typists and marksmen time important actions to fall on an exhale. An exhale marks a minor slowdown for your heart rate with relaxed muscles. In lesson 54, try to keep an exhale going during the long words to keep yourself from tensing up during the roughest patches of the exam. Breathing steadily promotes a steady hand, forming a constant WPM.

Identifying Tense Points

During a 5-minute exam, tension tends to build in the jaw, neck, and arms. It “steals” your typing speed. Try a “Body Scan” technique every minute. Relax your jaw if it’s tense, and lower your shoulders if they are raised. Deliberate and released breath takes builds up.

Maintaining tension is the true discipline. It is what allows professional typists to keep nearly a constant 99% accuracy all the way through the last seconds of a difficult typing exam.