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Ask HN: I broke my wrist as a web dev, any advice to keep the pace at work?

3 points by harijoe 6 years ago · 7 comments


sethammons 6 years ago

Expect to be slower. You should be typing one handed and letting your wrist rest and heal. Time off can be very fairly argued. I have a friend who lost several fingers on one hand. They can still type at like 50wpm single handed. Took several weeks of practice before it got there.

Side note: is typing speed really that important? It is nice to quickly get ideas on screen, but I don't think it is much more than that, is it?

jolmg 6 years ago

There are exotic keyboards designed to be used with one hand... who knows if they're worth it.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=one+hand+keyboard&iax=images&ia=im...

onreact 6 years ago

Take some rest man. Accidents happen for a reason. Fatigue is one of the most common ones.

LockAndLol 6 years ago

You shouldn't even be at work. How come your doctor didn't give you time of work? In Europe that'd mean 80% wages from the company and the rest paid by work insurance.

probinso 6 years ago

Strange Loop : Voice Driven Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuRkGkf5HU

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