I write like 6k words a day and at the end of it the tendons in my arms are sore as hell and my hands are dogshit tired.

I'm looking to snag (build??) as split keyboard and am in need of advice about which ones are the best. I like the Corne/Iris (yeah, I use Vim keybinds in Emacs. Fight me), but have zip experience soldering.

Does anyone here know of a place to snag a prebuilt one of these on the cheap(er)? Like I know of the CHEAP DACTYL but that thing is a bit too crazy even for me.

Help me out here, y'all. I don't wanna get RSI

  • Owl [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The physical positioning of your keyboard matters a lot for RSI. You want your wrists to be straight while typing. The easiest way to achieve this with a plain flat keyboard is to lower your chair/armrests so your elbows are slightly below your desk and push your keyboard in towards the monitor. This forces you to rest your wrists on the desk, straightening them. Improving past that I'd suggest a large wrist rest, a split keyboard, and a fancy keyboard in that order.

    So if you're buying a fancy keyboard, make sure you're getting the basics right too.