I can write no problem because I touch type which is balanced. It's the mouse/trackpad/phone reading that's right-hand heavy. Trying to control a mouse that I can't feel well (see: severed ulnar nerve) with meh-functioning finger (severed/repaired/scarred tendons) is so weird!
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When a whole hand was off limits for use, I found out that I can't write well unless I'm typing. But that's okay now because I can certainly type! So I can easily keep writing. It's the rest of the computer/phone stuff. Not too bad so far, just weird.https://twitter.com/delong/status/1374047265833185282 …
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I'm okay mostly because I recovered most of the function on my finger when I managed to get a *second* elective surgery right between COVID surges—surgery had a small window when it would work, and I just made it. So much elective surgery/screening must have been lost last year.
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I have a vertical trackball on the left, and I'm learning how to do well with it now with my mild issues—nothing that dramatic tbh. I'm managing. But without that second elective surgery, I'd really have lost left hand function to a much larger degree. I keep thinking about it.
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voice transcription?
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We need a global effort to marshal the latest in word processing and/or prosthetic technologies to keep you prolifically writing panic-reducing think pieces!
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haha *writes panic piece about why computer mice are too dependent on index finger dexterity*
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Ugh. I have found that proper keyboard height and proper posture have made a huge difference in my RSI issues…
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Personally, I found switching from a mouse to a trackball made a huge difference in that regard. No promises it would work for you, but IMHO it may be worth considering. To me the ball-under-thumb styles, like the Logitech M570, are much more ergonomic than the finger ones.
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