# How important is touch typing for one's writing career?

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/how-important-is-touch-typing-for-ones-writing-career/2857>\
**Category:** All About Touch Typing\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/how-important-is-touch-typing-for-ones-writing-career/2857 "2020-04-21T05:54:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rayjarvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@rayjarvis](https://community.typesy.com/u/rayjarvis)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/how-important-is-touch-typing-for-ones-writing-career/2857/1 "2020-04-21T05:54:53Z")

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I am a writer and I want to speed up my typing but is this skill worth it?

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**Author:** ![ABernales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ABernales](https://community.typesy.com/u/ABernales)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/how-important-is-touch-typing-for-ones-writing-career/2857/2 "2020-04-21T05:56:36Z")

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Hi there,

Efficient typing speed helps you express your ideas accordingly through writing because you can easily type whatever you think about.

Best Regards,  
Aidan Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Alex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/alex/32/194_2.png) [@Alex](https://community.typesy.com/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/how-important-is-touch-typing-for-ones-writing-career/2857/3 "2020-06-29T14:23:53Z")

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Hi Ray,

Typing is a skill that can help in many areas of your life. Learning to type faster and with more accuracy makes you more efficient. Faster typing means more time for you to produce your work and more time to do what you love!

Regards,  
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)