One of the most overlooked productivity skills is still typing
We spend a huge part of our workday typing.
Emails, docs, tickets, code, prompts, notes, comments, CRM updates. Almost
everything in digital work starts with the keyboard.
What surprises me is that a lot of people will optimize their stack, shortcuts, AI
workflow, or setup, but almost never the input layer itself.
Slow or inaccurate typing creates small friction that compounds all day: more
interruptions, more corrections, more context switching, and more fatigue over long
sessions.
And unlike many productivity problems, this one is actually trainable.
Typing is not just “natural speed” or talent. Most of the time, it is a skill gap:
people never learned a clear method, never practiced consistently, and never tracked
progress in a structured way.
What seems to work is fairly simple: short sessions, focused drills, accuracy before
speed, and visible progress over time.
That idea is exactly why I built Tapotons
(https://tapotons.com), a typing training platform designed
to make keyboard practice more structured and measurable.
I think keyboard fluency is one of those low-profile skills that quietly improves
everything built on top of it.
Curious how others here see it: is typing still an underrated productivity skill, or
am I overestimating its impact?
You're right, almost nobody optimizes their input layer. One thing I'd add, for a lot of knowledge work the ceiling isn't typing speed, it's whether you need to type at all. Emails, quick notes, docs, they're often faster by voice. I built DictaFlow (dictaflow.io) for exactly this reason. Hold a hotkey, speak, and the text lands wherever your cursor is. It's a different approach than typing training, and honestly it's been the bigger unlock for me. Have you tried dictation as an alternative, or do you think typing fluency is the better path?