# What skill did you think was useless but later on realized, was actually useful?

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/what-skill-did-you-think-was-useless-but-later-on-realized-was-actually-useful/2534>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-skill-did-you-think-was-useless-but-later-on-realized-was-actually-useful/2534 "2020-04-17T04:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![andremackay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@andremackay](https://community.typesy.com/u/andremackay)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-skill-did-you-think-was-useless-but-later-on-realized-was-actually-useful/2534/1 "2020-04-17T04:17:21Z")

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Many people say that typing skill is often underestimated but is definitely important as you grow especially if computers are required in your chosen field.

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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 17, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-skill-did-you-think-was-useless-but-later-on-realized-was-actually-useful/2534/2 "2020-04-17T04:38:30Z")

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Hi Andre,

Touch typing skill. This answer might be uncommon but this skill has greatly helped me on my work life. I never had keyboarding lessons and didn’t realize the importance of this before but when I applied for a job and got rejected because of low typing speed, I decided to practice using the program called Typesy. Today, even though I am working on different field, typing skill still and has indeed helped me with my productivity.

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 27, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/what-skill-did-you-think-was-useless-but-later-on-realized-was-actually-useful/2534/3 "2020-06-27T04:38:49Z")

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Hi Andre,

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. You may qualify for jobs that you do not currently or just become faster at communicating online. Faster typing means more time for you to do what you love!

Regards,  
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)