The way I learned to type is by dividing my laptop screen into a left side, where I read, like the news, or Kindle, or some website I like, and a smaller right side that I don’t look at, where I type into Word, or simply Notepad. I went from zero to 60 words a minute fairly quickly. I’m so used to it now that I like to type the books I read. It helps me also because I’m a diagonal reader. Typing what I read forces me to slow down and assimilate more of what I’m reading.

For me, the process of becoming vegan was hard during the first few months when I was craving my usual diet. But the craving faded over time. Our body and taste adapt real fast. Before becoming vegan, I would hate an all-veggie sandwich. But a year later, I would love it, especially with a good dose of yellow mustard. It’s also interesting how I started to notice nuances in flavor that I had completely missed before. Like I can notice small differences in seasoning or spices that I was oblivious to before becoming vegan. Being vegan is even easier, at least for me. My main food base is brown rice and lentils. That’s where I get most proteins from. To that I add cereals in the morning, some pasta, and a ton of vegetables with lunch and dinner. How difficult is that? As far as supplements, I occasionally take B12 and Omega 3. Fifteen years on, blood tests show I’m doing ok. Not sure about the choline issue talked about in other posts. But I guess everyone reacts differently to different diets and what works for one may not work for somebody else.

If your veganism is based on beliefs about humans and animals, I fully understand your doubts. You are writing a lot of truths in your post. My food is plant-based. I’m not doing it for the environment, or humans, or animals. I’m into it for myself. I know vegan food is healthier, better for me. I realize that there may be studies saying otherwise, but I can feel the positive effects of my diet. Also, years after becoming vegan, I had a serious accident from which I recovered amazingly fast. Doctors and nurses were outright stunned. When I asked doctors (that were not vegan) why I had recovered so quickly, they pointed to force of will, but almost equally to my diet. It was new to me: according to them, vegans just recover faster. That alone is enough to keep me vegan. This said, I realize veganism is not for everyone. While I appreciate great food, I’m happy eating lettuce without any salt, oil or sauce, just plain. This applies to any type of food. I’m just not difficult. Plenty of people need food they like, or even love. And yes, vegan food can be very tasty too. It’s just more difficult to make it tasty. And sometimes making it tasty renders it less healthy. In sum, I’m vegan for myself, not for anyone or anything else. And this keeps my diet fairly independent from convictions.