That could be the case, but I’m extremely skeptical that anyone might not be bottlenecked on communication speed with a mere 30-40 wpm. For reference, this random source says that e.g. conversations are 120-150 wpm.
And even if one does, in fact, have the subjective experience of not being bottlenecked by a typing speed of 30-40 wpm, I’m pretty confident that this sensation would magically disappear once one became able to reach a higher speed. (For reference, my own typing speed is >110 wpm on typing challenges like Typeracer, and though it’s much lower when writing comments, e.g. because of taking time to think or edit, I still constantly appreciate being able to type quickly.)
All that said, this just means the roomate is bottlenecked by their communication speed, but not that the best solution for this problem is practicing speed typing. For instance, I have the vague impression that nowadays our voice typing technology and dictation software have gotten good enough that that’s a decent alternative which doesn’t require as much practice.
That could be the case, but I’m extremely skeptical that anyone might not be bottlenecked on communication speed with a mere 30-40 wpm. For reference, this random source says that e.g. conversations are 120-150 wpm.
And even if one does, in fact, have the subjective experience of not being bottlenecked by a typing speed of 30-40 wpm, I’m pretty confident that this sensation would magically disappear once one became able to reach a higher speed. (For reference, my own typing speed is >110 wpm on typing challenges like Typeracer, and though it’s much lower when writing comments, e.g. because of taking time to think or edit, I still constantly appreciate being able to type quickly.)
All that said, this just means the roomate is bottlenecked by their communication speed, but not that the best solution for this problem is practicing speed typing. For instance, I have the vague impression that nowadays our voice typing technology and dictation software have gotten good enough that that’s a decent alternative which doesn’t require as much practice.