Hey
I was sitting in a café with a friend when I had an idea:
“What if I add smooth scrolling to my website?”
He said, “Good one. I’ll add it too.”
So naturally, we turned it into a competition.
We both work in Framer. We both knew the process:
Ask ChatGPT for the code, paste it in, and done.
“Ready? 1, 2, 3.”
I forgot to start a timer, but I finished in about 3 minutes.
He took 15.
We wrote the same prompt.
We got the same code.
The only difference? Typing speed.
I saved 12 minutes.
12 minutes I could spend writing a tweet, responding to a client, or just breathing.
My maximum typing speed is 150 wpm. Sometimes I cross 160.
My friend struggles to cross 35.
He has to look for every key.
If there’s one underrated skill that will make you noticeably faster than everyone else, it’s this: fast typing.
Not billionaire-fast.
Not life-changing overnight.
But day-changing.
When you have 5 minutes before your laptop dies,
When you’re rushing to send an email,
when a task needs to be done now—
Typing speed saves you.
I was 16 when I first hit 150 WPM.
Since then, it’s been a secret productivity boost.
It makes me faster, sharper, and yes… cooler.
My friends always watch in disbelief when I type.
In public, people look at you like you’re a hacker—even if you’re just writing nonsense.
If you want to sharpen this skill, it’s simple:
Start with TypingClub (it’s free not a sponsor).
Then practice daily on Monkeytype.
Get yourself to 100 WPM without looking at the keyboard.
You’ll save hours over weeks, days over months, and years over a career.
I used to train 15 minutes every single day for two years.
That’s how it became a habit.
And if you want to build it into your life the same way—track it, repeat it, and stay consistent—
use Second Brain 6.0 System to make it stick.
Fast typing won’t make you rich.
But it will make you faster.
And in a world where time is everything, that’s a skill worth having.
Thank you for reading.
Osama aka Ols
