… even if it is not comfortable. Or perhaps, especially if it is uncomfortable.
This is my keyboard. This is what I use to type on as my so-called daily driver.
And that’s a lie.
It’s only half of my keyboard 😉
My keyboard, an interpretation of the open-source hardware 3w6, has just 36 keys. It took months to become fully productive, and I kept switching between it and traditional QWERTY keyboards.
Curious why someone would endure the pain of switching to such esoteric hardware?
Well, I’m still fairly healthy, so I won’t quote any ergonomic health benefits (though I hope to capitalize on those in the future).
My motivation was simple: learn a new skill. Force myself to train otherwise dormant brain functions and flex those memory muscles.
So much in our industry hinges on people learning new skills. Whether it’s a new language, framework, or cloud automation platform, there’s very little downside to learning new things.
