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Does typing get worse with age? Separating speed and accuracy

While reaction time naturally slows with age, decreasing around 15% per decade after 30, studies show that older adults tend to maintain high accuracy despite a drop in speed. This challenges the common assumption that typing gets worse with age, revealing a more nuanced trade-off between speed and precision based on different cognitive strategies.

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Does typing speed decline with age? The truth about speed vs. accuracy

A 2021 NIH study showed that reaction time can slow by as much as 15% per decade after age 30, a natural process that influences how we engage with digital tasks like typing. This leads many to wonder: does typing speed decline with age, and if so, what are the implications?

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