Fact · Typing and writing speed
The Aalto researchers say an important goal for typing is to stop looking at your fingers.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“An important goal for typing is to learn not to look at fingers.”
The traits of fast typists discovered by analysing 136 million keystrokes, Aalto University, Aalto University, 2018, Press release, quote from Anna Feit.
Open the original- What it measures
- The quote follows the finding that the fastest typists use rollover, which is only possible when performance does not depend on looking at the fingers.
- What it does not show
- A quote from a press release, not a result from the paper's data. It states a goal rather than a measured outcome.