Comments on: Productivity or Procrastination?

By: mistina

mistina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Cute. I’m actually trying to type more with a keyboard map in Dvorak. Strange. The home keys are going well, and it’s amazing how much you can type with that very important row.

It could definitely hinder my blogging efforts, though…

By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:20:22 +0000

I’m running from..
And it would only take me a month to learn the keyboard and get to my current pace. Unless I tried to learn it in February, ha,ha..

By: mistina

mistina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:18:59 +0000

You could switch if you wanted to. It appears to be a painful and frustrating process, but you could definitely do it.

I’ve heard that it takes about a month – if you go cold turkey. I haven’t quite committed to that method. Plus, I’m hoping to cultivate the ability to switch back and forth. Other estimates say to figure one hour for every word per minute. That would be just over three months if I tackle it for an hour per day.

I’ve already noticed during practice that my fingers are learning the new positions faster than my brain. When I don’t think so hard and let my fingers move on their own, they often know where to go. But my brain keeps trying to mess things up.

By: skye

skye — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:00:23 +0000

Wait. Did someone take over Glen’s computer? Because it sure doesn’t sound like him.

I often wonder what I’m running from when another part of me wants so much to run towards it. Maybe the better question is why.

So, how long do you think it’ll take you to train your fingers on the Dvorak keyboard, at least to the point that they are going as fast as they are on the QWERTY keyboard? I don’t know that I could switch at this point. QWERTY is so ingrained, so much so that sometimes, my fingers type words on their own that weren’t even the ones my brain was trying to get them to type.

By: mistina

mistina — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:54:28 +0000

Wow. Deep thoughts. Serious questions. And yes, I’ve filled more than a dozen journals musing on such subjects. I’ve also concluded that I’m not the type of person to run from things; I run to things. Such was the case when I packed my bags and left the South to settle in a studio apartment in Manhattan.

What have you concluded about yourself? And does your writing help you figure things out?

By: Glen

Glen — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:59:19 +0000

You can’t cut into your running time because you need that time to train for the marathon. And if training for a marathon is anything like training for distance rides on a bike it involves increasing amounts of time (miles) leading up to the event.

And you need to finish your book. Since you have already been published you already know how important that is.

But you can likely schedule time to also learn the Dvorak keyboard.
You’ve already started that project.

And since you aren’t planning to die in the next month you have time to learn the Dvorak keyboard without giving up the other things.

I know all about high achievers. I am one.
Do you ever wonder why you need to constantly push yourself to do more than the people around you?
I do. I often wonder what I’m running to. Or from..

By: mistina

mistina — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:49:00 +0000

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

No, most operating systems make it easy to toggle back and forth between the two layouts. But it would definitely mess someone up if they tried to use my computer when it was set for Dvorak. (Heck, it messes me up if I forget to switch it back and then try to do an Internet search.)

By: Glen

Glen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:57:44 +0000

Since you are training for a marathon and finishing a book I think that this is a terrific way to add to your stress level, ha,ha..

But the non sarcastic part of me thinks that you should try new things. Only you know how much you can do without imploding. (sorry, sarcasm again,ha,ha..)

If you do this do you have to carry your own keyboard everywhere?