I type about 125 wpm with QWERTY. I've been touch typing since I was 6 though (Dad was a writer and bought me my first typewriter when I was 5).
Interestingly, I get about a 5-10 wpm bump when I smoke marijuana.
I tried switching to DVORAK to see what the hub bub was about. Spent about two weeks with it but never attained the same speeds. I'd try Colemak but I'm not sure what I'd gain.
Keyboard makes a huge difference for me too. Apple's keyboards suck and can put a serious dent in my speed. I've been using the Moshi Luna and it's like playing a piano, though it's more cheaply made then it appears (I've been through two).
I'm fastest on an IBM Selectric typewriter though. When the fingers are blazing there is definitely a rhythm that you fall into that maintains that speed, so long as your brain doesn't jam up.
A good starter keyboard is the Leopold with Cherry brown switches. There's a slight feedback bump partway down, and that's as far as you have to press to register the stroke. Your fingers can just float across the keys, very comfortable and, after a little practice, very fast.
I recently bought that one, and another with Cherry red switches, which lack the feedback bump. Now I'm completely hooked. And as a bonus, it costs about the same as your Luna, is rated for 50 million keystrokes, and if you spill something on it you can just soak it in water and let it dry out a couple days.
Great stat on the marijuana. Any other things you've quantified stoned vs not? There is so little research done on marijuana that usually people only think of it as Hollywood has showed it to us. It's like the muchies. I smoke all the time for the ailment my medical card was issued for, yet managed to lose 50 pounds last year. Ganja affects everyone differently and it has yet to be studied the way it needs to be. So good stuff on tracking those stats.
Interestingly, I get about a 5-10 wpm bump when I smoke marijuana.
I tried switching to DVORAK to see what the hub bub was about. Spent about two weeks with it but never attained the same speeds. I'd try Colemak but I'm not sure what I'd gain.
Keyboard makes a huge difference for me too. Apple's keyboards suck and can put a serious dent in my speed. I've been using the Moshi Luna and it's like playing a piano, though it's more cheaply made then it appears (I've been through two).
I'm fastest on an IBM Selectric typewriter though. When the fingers are blazing there is definitely a rhythm that you fall into that maintains that speed, so long as your brain doesn't jam up.