Type Super Fast and Become Super Anything
Want to type faster? Use this trick to learn to trust your instincts. And what if you can apply the same approach to the rest of your life?
People often ask me how I learned how to type so fast. Well, the answer is in this photo. I type thousands of characters every day on a keyboard with all black keys. Initially, it's about forcing yourself to learn where the characters are located, but once you have that down, it's about learning not to second-guess yourself. If there is nothing to look down on, you eventually learn not to even think about looking down. That's when you start trusting your instincts, and that's when you get really fast.
I think there is a bigger lesson here too. Comforts dull us down and make us slower, weaker, more tired, and less agile. Challenges sharpen our game. Only use the ladder to get out of the water if you drown otherwise. Climb up using your arm strength, or you'll eventually lose it. Take the stairs and not the elevator. Hell, climb on the outside of the stairs if you can.
Let the compass of your mind always point due north toward the hard, the cold, and the challenging, and you'll keep growing and improving. Enjoy the struggle or suffer the decline. Isn't it strange to pay a fortune for a gym membership only to marshmallow yourself through the rest of your life?
