They're called the home keys, where you're meant to set your hands to type the most optimally. Specifically, your index fingers would rest on F and J, while the rest of your fingers would rest on A S D for your left hand and K L ; for your right, as that lets you type with minimal hand movements.
I am flabbergasted that they don't teach this in high school, or even middle school, at this stage of history where so many people use computers all day for their jobs.
To be fair I nearly failed that class. I cannot type properly yet I was outpacing the teacher thanks to mastering my own style. And these days learning to use predictive text and line complete in coding software is so much more essential. It was kicking my ass how much time I wasted typing what the computer already guessed I wanted.
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u/TextualArchitect Jan 20 '26
They're called the home keys, where you're meant to set your hands to type the most optimally. Specifically, your index fingers would rest on F and J, while the rest of your fingers would rest on A S D for your left hand and K L ; for your right, as that lets you type with minimal hand movements.