Typing Brain Training

Visitors of Typing.com often neglect one central idea of typing: it plays an important mental role in addition to the physical exercise. During the typing test, your brain has to do thousands of translations within those five minutes for it to be in the desired state. This happens due to the Kruti Dev layout, where physical keys do not match the phonetic sounds of the characters, causing increased cognitive load in this instance. Typing brain training focuses on lowering this cognitive load.

Evading the Phonetic Loop

A majority of novice typists experience what is known as the Phonetic Loop. Each time they encounter a character, they mentally articulate the corresponding phoneme and search for the relevant key. This process is far too lengthy for proficient typers and is the reason they cannot achieve a typing speed of greater than forty words per minute. Typists need to completely abandon the idea of sounding the character out and shift to focusing on the visual aspects on the screen.

The ideal outcome is that one should have a physical response associated with the character that they have mentally visualized. The purpose of lesson forty eight is to establish a good Visual to Motor response. The goal is that by the end of the lesson, mental visualizations for words should be instant response actions. Typing tests with no mental load provided by phonetic loops should be a goal for every typist. The ultimate goal should be to maintain your concentration for an entire 5-minute period with no mental obstruction in your way.

Minimizing “Decision Fatigue”

Each time you face a tough character or complex matra, your brain must make a “decision.” When a test is lengthy, these decisions can build up and lead to “Decision Fatigue.” One reason you may feel mentally drained after Lesson 48 is due to this phenomenon. In order to combat this, you need to make automatic the hardest combinations. Practice the most common suffixes and prefixes in isolation so they require no thought at all. By converting these into “automated sub-routines” you lessen the amount of active decisions your brain must make throughout the test and you can keep your mental “processor” cool and running efficiently.

Why Visual Smoothing is Important

During very quick typing, your eyes may “stutter” as they are being moved across the line. Brain typing practice teaches you to move your eyes more fluidly. Rather than jumping to individual letters, try to “sweep” your vision across the lines at an even pace. This type of steady visual input will result in steady motor output. When your eyes stutter, your fingers will be stuttery as well. Use the “Visual Smoothing” practice to make sure your brain receives a steady stream of visual input so you can achieve an easy, even typing rhythm.