cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24255190

After developing wrist issues and plateauing at 65 WPM on traditional keyboards, I decided it was time to improve my typing form. My technique had always been a hybrid of touch typing and hunt-and-peck, heavily favoring my left hand while only using 2-3 fingers on my right.

Twenty plus years of ingrained typing habits needed a complete reset, and what better way than switching to an entirely new format? The ergonomic mechanical keyboard scene had caught my eye since college, which led me to the 42-key split Corne.

I opted for a pre-built model, and despite the current learning curve (hovering around 15 WPM), I couldn’t be happier with the decision. The only minor issue is with the tenting stands I added - they tend to slide during pinky key presses. While I have a few spare double-sided adhesive pads to experiment with, I’m still working on finding the optimal tenting solution through trial and error.

Choc brown switches Sculpted keycaps ZMK firmware

Unfortunately, I’m already eyeing other ergo mechs like dactyl, totem, and the KLOR polydactyl but I’m going to try to restrain myself, at least for a few months 🤣

  • Distributed@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 hours ago

    I can already tell this will be great once I get the hang of it. It feels much more natural on the wrists and back/shoulders.

    It seems like it will take a lot of time to get up to speed, unfortunately. But that was sort of expected, I made a lot of big switches all at once so I could develop my target muscle memory all in one go.

    Here are my present stats on keybr. I’ve clocked 5 hours on it across the last 5 days.