What you say here… is not actually a counterexample?
You can touchtype, you said, even if you’re not using a specific technique. Typing fast enough for your job is part of what qualifies you for it. It’s something that came from years of experience with computers, professionally or no.
Just because someone can develop the skill naturally over time, though, doesn’t mean that they certainly will. They might compensate for the wasted time with other strengths. That experience will accrue to improvement over time doesn’t preclude someone getting massive gains from introducing an explicit technique or focused practice earlier.
What you say here… is not actually a counterexample?
You can touchtype, you said, even if you’re not using a specific technique. Typing fast enough for your job is part of what qualifies you for it. It’s something that came from years of experience with computers, professionally or no.
Just because someone can develop the skill naturally over time, though, doesn’t mean that they certainly will. They might compensate for the wasted time with other strengths. That experience will accrue to improvement over time doesn’t preclude someone getting massive gains from introducing an explicit technique or focused practice earlier.