Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

I relearn that with hands on the keys, I can shut my eyes and still write.

Several years ago, I was trying to write in the evening after a long day at work of reading and reading and reading and a little writing. My eyes hurt. I had to shut them.

So I did. (I shut my eyes)

Then I kept writing. (with my eyes shut)

Funny it works, but I can write with my eyes shut. Yes, I make more typo errors than with my eyes open, but it is a computer editor and fixing typos is pretty easy.

I carried this trick to a seminar I attended. I learned that I could type notes while looking up at the different people who were talking. I couldn’t do that when I was trying to take notes with pencil and paper.

Just a few weeks ago, I re-tried this old trick. It still works. I am typing this blog post while looking at a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial on television. I learned something new:

I type a little faster when my eyes are shut or when I am looking away from the computer screen. I can’t explain that, but that is my experience.