On typing styles

I was talking to my friend about how I type, and trying to explain that my fingers tend to just hit whatever key they are closest to with no respect for the normal divisions of the keyboard. Some times the left hand hits the T and some times the right hand hits it. About divided on that actually. Then there is the B, a key that seems to be hit more by the right hand than by the left even though it is, I think, supposed to be on the left hand's side of the board when typing properly.

My friend said something about the typing style not causing repetitive strain injury and I had to laugh. I told her that was one of the questions that the reporter asked me.

"With that much typing, how do you avoid Carpel Tunnel?"

I had told him that I spend so much time getting up and going away from the computer that I guess I just don't build up the repetitive motions that cause the injury. Thinking on it now I guess that the best answer I can think of would be that I never let anyone beat me into believing that you *have* to put your fingers in a set place for the brain to recall where things are on the keyboard. I can type just fine without having my fingers in a set position.

I am sure if I learned the proper way to type I could probably get faster at it, but I think that I would need a smaller keyboard since I have short fingers that hate to stretch into the positions that you have to for that.