How using typeSmart reduces the risk of injury
The eText Method has been designed to decrease the risk of a keyboard user acquiring repetitive strain injury in three ways:
- Direct Reach eliminates the physically awkward keystrokes — that is, about 50% of the strokes required by the Home Keys technique!
- Reducing or eliminating conditioned psychological stress levels caused by coordination difficulties resulting from the Home Keys technique with typing.
- Performance anxiety is reduced by the use of modern psychological learning principles.
In contrast, the traditional typing method is a potential cause of keyboard injury for physiological and psychological reasons. The difference between the two methods with respect to ergonomics and reducing the risk of keyboard injury is thus summarized as follows:
Note the differences between the methods typeSmart uses and the traditional Home Keys method:
| typeSmart | Home Keys | |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort: | Direct Reach makes reaching for the keys easy. | About 50% of the keystrokes are physically awkward or impossible. |
| Coordination: | Improved coordination based on simple Key-Finger Group mapping. | Awkward keystrokes conditions you to associate typing with stress. |
| Confidence: | Modern psychological learning principles create confidence. | Research indicates fairly high levels of performance anxiety or stress. |
However, note that the ergonomic design of typeSmart still requires the need for diligence in relation to the correct posture and habits, as described above, and in the software. Be sure to read our Warning!
