The QWERTY Keyboard Was Designed to Slow You Down

In the 1870s, Christopher Sholes created the QWERTY layout for typewriters to prevent jamming. By separating common letter pairs like 'th' and 'st,' it deliberately slowed typists, reducing mechanical clashes. This anti-efficiency design became standard, etched into keyboards worldwide.

Despite alternatives like Dvorak claiming 20% faster typing, QWERTY's momentum from typewriter sales locked it in. Modern ergonomics critique it for strain, yet billions type away, a testament to path dependence in tech adoption.

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