I decided, last week, to switch my keyboard layout to Dvorak for the added benefit it will give me over time with the pain in my hands. So far, the switch has been pretty hard: I am constantly looking at the keyboard, am slower than a snail when typing (usually I type as 80-90 words per minute), and I’m more inaccurate than ever.
But I can already see a difference in my comfort level. My fingers are moving less as they get used to the new key placements and I’m already forgetting the QWERTY layout.
The one tool I can’t wait to receive is my new keyboard. That will make a vast difference over my current, non-configurable keyboard.
(This post took about 10 minutes to write after one week of practice.)
