Kinda embarrassing: Best ways to learn touch typing and/or typing much faster?

Im a terrible typer as well and have been working on getting better. I find it best to just really practice using the home row position and just practice and focus on doing it correctly whenever you type anything. It will be a lost slower at first, but it will get better after a few days. I tried to do a few typing games, but ultimately just found practicing while coding, typing forum posts, etc seemed to help the best.

A free typing tutor that can be used on Windows, Linux or Mac is TIPP10.

http://www.tipp10.com/en/

Hope it helps

A free typing tutor that can be used on Windows, Linux or Mac is TIPP10.

http://www.tipp10.com/en/

Hope it helps

My method, when I tried to learn to type while not looking at the keyboard:

Pick a word, any word. Learn to write it without looking. Once you manage that, think about what letters is beneath, above, left and right of the letters of the word you learned.

This seems silly, but before you know it, your start to remember what letters are next to the letters of your chosen word, and soon you know your way around the keyboard.

I'd suggest you try out http://type-fu.com/ & http://typingclub.com/

I have learned my touch typing skills through repetition of typing. Anything let allows you type a lot will go a long ways towards improving your speed and accuracy. You could even just sit and type what you hear on TV shows you are watching, just to get the practice in. Even if you are looking at the keys while you type, eventually your body will remember where the keys are you will find yourself touch typing without realizing it. Good luck!!

Checkout typing.io for practice typing tricky programming characters and always remember to use the correct finger placement

the method is really that simple then it requires efforts to practice. I don't have a qwerty keyboard and I have to keep retraining myself. T_T 4 fingers above asdf and 4 fingers above ajkl. then when you type other letters you use the closest finger. force yourself to keep your fingers on the same letters.then start typing your name without looking. the magic is that after several practices you don't even think about it. you really just need to make the efforts to practice really...it is just that silly...

Have you tried typingweb.com ? They have different levels of typing ( Beginners, intermediate, advance, etc), several games, and tests. Progress is recorded in bar graphs so you can monitor the amount of time you spend typing and the quality of your typing... and it is free. I have been using it for a while and I totally recommend it