I followed advice from my father and learned how to type back in high school. Using a typewriter, in case you wonder. The first time I had to type something, I forced myself to “do it right”, even though hunt and peck was faster. I now type quite fast, and I can type while looking at somebody. Might not qualify as listening, though…

Came across vi later. I found a quick reference, kept it on my desk and forced myself to learn and use the keys, event though it took me while to get it. Now, vim is my editor of choice.

What does Google has to do with all this ? I was browsing their lab, and found they added keyboard navigation to their search results. And they used vi syntax ! Now I only need to make that setting permanent…