During my year in the Air Force I was taught to type with all fingers, which proved to be marginally slower than precision guided fingerpoint typing, using just the index finger of the left hand, and the middle finger of the right (strange combination I know).
Today, typing in Susceptibility Test Results, I found myself typing data without looking. It feels a lot like magic, typing in data without looking, and doing it 99% correctly. The error is incidental, typing a 'q' in an attempt to sweep towards the tab key.
It is amazing how intelligent the brain is, and accurate.
I have often hit 'snooze' mode on my cellphone, and at other times set an alarm, only to wake up, or get up on the instant just before the alarm goes off. It's also possible, through experience, to judge very accurately, one's own heartbeat, or even the approximate speed or time doing a set (especially swimming).
The body and mind work together as learning and precision instruments. Learning to be more effective, more efficient, and being adaptive throughout. Compare these results to our abilities as infants? And people say there is no evolution. Efficiency is constantly evolving, and for one simple reason: Necessity. It has to - otherwise we face failure/loss/death.
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