I Was a 4-Finger Typist for Years. Here's How I Fixed My Brain (and Hit 100 WPM)

Let me paint you a picture. It's 2 AM. You're in a coding session, you're in the zone, the logic is flowing — and then you need to type localStorage. Your eyes drop to the keyboard. Your right index finger hunts for l. Then o. Back up for c. You've completely lost your train of thought. The variable name you were holding in your head? Gone. The function you were about to write? Evaporated. This was me. For years. I typed like a caffeinated pigeon — fast, chaotic, and looking at the keyboard every three seconds. I used four, maybe five fingers max. My thumbs were decorative. I genuinely believed this was just "how I type" and that some people are just faster typists, like it's a genetic thing you're born with. It is not a genetic thing. When I first started my journey to fix my typing, I searched everywhere for a clear, step-by-step path. I found plenty of "tips," but there was no complete roadmap to guide me from 0 to 100 WPM. Instead of just struggling through it alone, I decided to d