Level 367 of 470
How a small habit becomes automatic: First argument
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- Target
- 46 WPM
- Accuracy
- 96%
- XP
- 86
Section 2 of 5
How a small habit becomes automatic
What actually makes a habit stick?
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Introduction
Almost everyone has tried to start a habit and stopped within a month, and almost everyone explains it afterwards as a failure of willpower. That explanation is popular because it is simple, and it is usually wrong. The habits that survive tend to differ from the ones that die in structure, not in effort.
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Notes on this level
What this level is training
This level does not introduce a new key. It drills the left index, right pinky, right index, left middle, right thumb, right middle, left ring, left pinky, right ring fingers on keys you have already met, at a target of 46 words per minute and 96% accuracy.
Speed at this stage comes from removing hesitation rather than from moving faster. If your accuracy is above the target but your speed is not, the gap is almost always time spent deciding, not time spent pressing.
Stuck on this level?
Most difficulty at this stage is technique rather than effort. These explain the technique.
- Keyboard finger placement chartWhich finger types which key, and why the home row matters.
- How to improve typing speedWhy speed plateaus, and the specific habits that raise a ceiling.
- How to learn touch typingWhat actually works, what to ignore, and how long it takes.
- Free typing speed testMeasure WPM, accuracy and consistency in 15 seconds to 5 minutes.