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A 10-minute daily typing routine

A simple plan for ten minutes of typing practice a day: warm-up, a lesson, your weak keys and a short test, with what to do each week.

Ten minutes a day is enough to make real progress, as long as you practise every day and in the right order.

The routine

  1. Warm-up, 1 minute. Place your fingers on the home row, then type a few easy words slowly, without looking.
  2. One lesson, 3 minutes. Continue the course where you stopped. Do not skip ahead: each lesson builds on the last.
  3. Weak keys, 4 minutes. Open the adaptive practice. It gives you more of the keys you find hardest.
  4. Short test, 2 minutes. Finish with a one-minute test, once or twice. Note the result, but do not chase it.

Each week

  • When a lesson feels easy, move on; when your accuracy drops below 95%, slow down.
  • Once a week, take a five-minute test to see the speed you can hold.
  • Swap the test for a game now and then: it is still practice.

Tips that help

  • Practise at the same time every day, so it becomes a habit.
  • Stop while you are still fresh: tired fingers make mistakes that stick.
  • Keep your eyes on the screen, even when it feels slower.
Daily challenge

Put it into practice

The lessons take you through the keyboard a few keys at a time, with a keyboard on screen that shows each finger.

Start the first lesson

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