How do you learn to type faster?

Touch typing, keyboards, typing speed as a productivity skill.

Axis: worth deliberate practice … not worth the effort

Answers by date: 6 records in 5 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2019, 2020), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2020-08-18	Ali	To learn touch typing, Ali advises never looking at the keyboard: even if you are slow, go slower without looking, unless you make a mistake and really have to.	How I Type REALLY Fast (156 Words per Minute) 00:09:56
2020-08-18	Ali	Ali's second tip for typing faster is to do typing tests on 10fastfingers.com semi-regularly.	How I Type REALLY Fast (156 Words per Minute) 00:04:21
2020-07-12	Ali	Typing fast, Ali says, is mostly a matter of a lot of deliberate practice, and then everything on a computer becomes much quicker, like playing an instrument.	One Simple Habit that Changed My Life 00:09:58
2020-04-29	Noah Kagan	Noah says type at least 80 words a minute: practise 20 minutes a day on keybr.com, ratatype.com and 10fastfingers until you get there.	Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 01:24:09
2019-07-26	Ali	Ali recommends testing your typing speed on 10fastfingers.com and working to improve it: faster typing shaves seconds off each computer interaction, which over ten years saves a lot of time.	How I Manage my Time as a Doctor + YouTuber - 9 Time Management Tips 00:11:19
2018-06-12	Ali	Ali never did a typing course: he has spent at least eight hours a day at a computer since he was 11, and the more time you spend at a computer, the faster you type.	Live Stream - Tuesday Evening Hangout 00:36:04