I touch-type, therefore I think | Letters

It is unsurprising that touch-typists and non-touch-typists alike can achieve similarly high typing speeds (Is learning to touch-type a pointless skill?, G2, 15 February). Today’s auto-correct, predictive text functions and light-touch keyboards make fast typing child’s play. But touch-typing is not all about speed. Leo Benedictus wisely counsels us not to think about how we are typing – and thus pinpoints the second crucial aspect of touch-typing: it confers automaticity, thus