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[deleted] t1_jcbvtz1 wrote

Reply to comment by kool-keys in New record! Road to 70WPM is on by UnseenYouTube

Hey, I hit 80wpm recently with an avg of 75wpm, 95% accuracy on monkeytype english200, Now I moved on to english 1k, can I know more about the settings to be used on the Ngram type and how exactly should I practice

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kool-keys t1_jcby13e wrote

The first column is to set how many letters each ngram contains... bi, tri or tetragrams. Set this to whatever you want, as it makes sense to practice them all. The second column sets how many ngrams per run, and how many times they are repeated. The last column speaks for itself; It sets a minimum wpm limit- fall below it and you fail. Accuracy limit the same. If set to 100, then you will fail unless you type perfectly.

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[deleted] t1_jcc68gf wrote

Yeah, I mean... that part is pretty clear lol, was asking more on the ngrams per run part and wpm, and like should I stick to only Ngrams or a mix of 1k on monkeytype and ngrams

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kool-keys t1_jcc9e2r wrote

OK, I see what you mean now. I would set the runs to max, as it avoids repetition. As for practice balance, I would do 15 mins of ngrams, and 15 mins of Monkeytype at 10k per session. Occasionally, set it to quotations, but let's be honest, you will get real world practice when you're just typing. I treat all typing as practice. (edit - if you do no real world typing regularly, then use quotations as part of your daily routine). Replying to you now is practice :) One piece of advise I stand by though, is stop when you start to make mistakes... or at least when your mistakes start to increase. At that point it's doing you no good. Weirdly, muscle memory "embeds" itself after you stop practicing... even when you're asleep that night. You always notice improvements the next day (or at least several hours later), and never while you are actually practicing. Take breaks and split your practice into smaller sessions rather than one mammoth session.Enjoy.

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