Very good destressers mate! Love it. I must say almost all of it is in my toolkit too, and for the same reason you gave. Films can be serials too or just good youtube shows, but I think it is in the same vein. Only thing I would add to your list in my case, is board games and chess; and reading either books, ebooks, or listening to audio books.
It has been a long time since I visited monkey type but I saw the picture and I just had to visit it :D I am still behind you but alright. My consistency goes for a toss when numbers are added in :(
Cheers for a fellow #dreemerforlife
Something you may find interesting about me is that I actually play chess a lot. Or I used to. It always helped me escape...
I saw you in one of our Hive Chess tourneys. How about a few matches on Lichess?
74 WPM? You're pretty fast, Brij! And no, it's not a competition. 😁 I'm glad to know that I have peeps who share in the joy I find in typing. Truth is, I probably hover around 40 WPM when I'm making posts. I have to think at the same time, you know.
Yes, I do love chess. At one time I had a dream that I would understand it beautifully, but that was dropped years ago, due to both lack of talent and lack of time :) However, this new resurgence of chess on social media has helped me understand the games better, content from agadmator, ChessBase India and gothamchess etc. has made some things clearer :) Still a novice as you can see from my play in the tournaments :)
My lichess user id is brijwhiz. Let's catch up there for sure.
About my speed, that's close to my peak currently, not my average. My average for monkey type is around 60-66 I think. My biggest mistake when it is just characters is getting the letters swapped around in my haste :)
normal writing is slower when punctuations and numbers come into play.
But touch typing has been like finding an entirely new skill or weapon in a video game. It unlocks so much of our potential, letting our hands be the extension of our minds.
Cheers!
Yes. Agadmator and Gothamchess. They're my favourite YouTube chess channels.
brijwhiz, eh? We should play one of these days.
Punctuations stopped being an issue for me when I started using typingtest.com to practice. What I'm trying to master now are numbers and some special characters. I haven't taken much time to practice in a long while, though.
I have hope I'll see your posts about touch typing or just about anything relating to your digital lifestyle soon.