Re: Re: Taking the Dvorak issue into our own hands. No Pun Intended.

Nor have I heard of "The Typist Diet" - but I'm sure some crazy out there
wants one.
--Keith

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 18:08, Chuck Esterbrook
<[email protected]>wrote:

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> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM, marzolian <[email protected]<marzolian%40yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
> > 6. Finally: we assume that QWERTY is bad because it makes our fingers
> work harder. Yet, in most fields of physical human endeavor, we WANT to make
> our bodies work harder. Most of us should exercise more. People who exercise
> live longer. Just a feeling, but I don't think my body is being permanently
> damaged by using QWERTY (on an ergo keyboard), regardless of the key
> arrangement.
> >
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> Some work 8, 10, 12 hours a day, which may include you. I don't know.
> But try running for 8 hours straight. Or lifting weights for 12. It's
> neither easy nor healthy. The danger with Qwerty is RSI which can show
> up years down the road.
>
> The greatest benefit I received when switching to Dvorak was the sense
> and relaxation and comfort I felt (after the training period). For me
> at least, it wasn't about speed. I was already the
> crazy-spider-fingers-programmer-guy.
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> Now I'm a smooth operator. :-)
>
> Btw ergonomic and dvorak aren't exclusive choices, nor do they reduce
> each other's value. I embrace both for maximum benefit.
>
> -Chuck
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> http://chuckesterbrook.com/
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