Text #326

I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Getting fired, despite sometimes coming as a surprise and leaving you scrambling to recover, is often a godsend: someone else makes the decision for you, and it's impossible to sit in the wrong job for the rest of your life.

—from The 4-Hour Workweek, a book by Timothy Ferriss

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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
166. Phoenix (phoenixflare500) 171.75 2011-04-25
167. Dylan (dylanthinnes) 171.67 100% 2017-05-28
168. Wiggle (insy2) 171.61 2011-03-22
169. Joshua "called out a lot" (... 171.46 100% 2016-02-18
170. (vixt) 171.42 99% 2023-03-05
171. Byron (2reckful) 171.38 99% 2016-09-21
172. Epzilon (epzilon2) 171.25 100% 2022-07-11
173. amanogawa (lhykv) 171.25 99% 2022-01-21
174. spectating a spectator (mpo... 171.25 98% 2019-03-05
175. 👺John Lachney (valikor) 171.09 2009-06-28
176. joel (joey172) 171.05 100% 2012-07-05
177. Princess Zelda (princesszelda) 170.97 100% 2014-03-13
178. Cam (qwestfinder) 170.96 100% 2023-01-26
179. dva main (thedragonemperor) 170.91 100% 2021-08-27
180. q32b5vg ikuyrtewvk (nkong) 170.83 2010-11-25
181. (thefatninja69) 170.68 99% 2021-02-11
182. Noah (licahfox) 170.59 100% 2017-02-13
183. Kenir (kenir) 170.48 98% 2012-12-02
184. Justin (dunklioscious) 170.41 100% 2021-01-06
185. (ginoo75) 170.23 99.7% 2022-08-21
186. Collapsing Star, (ppcrone) 170.21 100% 2017-05-29
187. RIP Zyzz (codecub) 170.17 99% 2017-10-27
188. Eric (deathpotato) 170.14 94% 2011-12-08
189. dannykong (margielaflex) 169.91 96% 2017-02-28
190. Tsukasa@Dvorak (tsukasa_) 169.81 100% 2023-06-08
191. hi (plorksauce) 169.80 100% 2018-04-19
192. Smurferino (smurfaccount1337) 169.76 100% 2016-08-30
193. ~~~ (uvix) 169.75 100% 2023-08-15
194. Chris (stoveracer) 169.74 100% 2015-03-17
195. Liban (hujala) 169.68 98% 2016-10-01

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 144,476 85.59 October 3, 2008
Instant Death Mode 250 87.97 March 29, 2010
Riverside Middle School 15 43.26 January 28, 2011
##typeracer 2 106.04 February 12, 2020
TypeRacer Classic 2 90.07 June 15, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 61.32 February 6, 2013
All TypeRacer Texts 1 80.42 May 13, 2021