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My journey to typing ~120WPM

I wasn't able to get a tech internship the first summer after one year of computer science despite countless applications and thoughtful DMs to recruiters. I wasn't a fan of the forced random games, the ads, the limited stats, lack of custom text, etc. It's hard to describe, but once you really go from having struggles on the keyboard, to being fast and competent, it feels almost like the pipe between your brain and your hands has been completely cleaned out and putting your thoughts into text on a screen becomes an effortless joy.

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