The effort typing requires, not raw typing speed, is what determines whether it becomes a real obstacle to writing.

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• Discomfort or effort in typing that makes someone avoid writing things down is a genuine bottleneck that should be fixed, not dismissed. TBThorsten Ball1 Sept 2020
• For an experienced programmer the bottleneck is usually not thinking but typing, getting what is already in your head into the editor fast enough. THThePrimeagen22 Mar 2025
• Typing prompts feels easier than typing code, but easier is not faster. GLGrant Lee22 Sept 2025
• Talking and writing are not read-outs of a finished thought -- they are the thinking, so a faster brain-to-text channel would not make you think faster. MHMax Hodak20 Aug 2026
• Learning to touch-type and to know your editor without thinking is worth it, because every glance at the keyboard spends attention the problem needs. THThePrimeagen22 Mar 2025

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