I had to choose between learning keyboard shortcuts or sticking with the mouse back in 2015

I was working on a big website project in Figma and everything felt slow. My choice was to either keep clicking through menus with the mouse or force myself to memorize the shortcuts for the main tools. I picked the shortcuts, even though it was frustrating for the first two days. After a week, I could build a basic wireframe in about half the time. Now I can't imagine going back to the old way. Has anyone else made a switch like that and found it totally changed their workflow speed?

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morgan_jenkins907d ago

My 2015 mouse-only workflow still beats hunting for keys I'll never remember.

ericjackson7d agoMost Upvoted

So you said you could build a wireframe in half the time after a week. What were the first 3 shortcuts you forced yourself to learn that made the biggest difference? I'm curious because @morgan_jenkins90 says they'll never remember the keys, but for me it clicked once a few core ones became muscle memory.

reeseanderson3d ago

It's not about remembering keys, it's about picking the right three and repeating them.