Introduction

We all have our quirks, and some of us are more prone to strange quirks than others. For instance, there’s the person who eats on the floor while typing on their laptop. There’s also the person who uses your laptop as an oil-wiping implement. And then there’s the person who types as fast as they can imagine talking—which is actually quite slow compared with how fast they think! In this blog post, I’ll discuss these and other common laptop habits that you might encounter in an office or public space.

The person who eats on the floor.

Laptop users who eat on the floor are usually watching a movie. They tend to be eating popcorn, and they’re usually eating it with their hands. They’re also likely to be watching a scary movie, because they have no other choice. After all, they’re on the floor! You can’t just stretch out your arm and pick up an empty bowl from across the room.

The person who drinks oil and uses your laptop to wash it down.

• The person who drinks oil and uses your laptop to wash it down.
• The person who uses a laptop while eating on the floor.
• The person who types “typing…grrrr…” with every keystroke.
• The person who thinks they are a great typist until an error occurs and they start shouting at the screen, making you think that perhaps this is what happened to them in real life before becoming a digital nomad.

The person who is there when you wake up and still there when you go to sleep.

The thing about laptop users is that they are always there when you wake up, and still there when you go to sleep. No matter what time of day or night, the laptop user is there—in your room, on the couch, in the bathroom with their head behind the shower curtain (this is a real thing), just waiting for you to wake up so he can continue typing his novel or whatever it is he’s doing on his computer.

When I was younger, my parents always told me not to stay up late at night because it would make me tired in school and lead to poor performance as an adult. Well kids: turns out that staying up late and being wired 24/7 actually results in higher productivity levels! Who knew?

The person who types “typing…grrrr…” with every keystroke.

The person who types “typing…grrrr…” with every keystroke.

This is the same person that’s in a bad mood because their keyboard isn’t working correctly and they can’t get through to finish their work. They’re probably also annoyed by the fact that they have to stop what they’re doing in order to tell you this, but it’s not really your fault that the laptop you lent them has a cracked key or two—and it should be fixed soon enough!

The person who types as fast as they can imagine talking.

The person who types as fast as they can imagine talking.

The person who types as fast as they can think.

The person who types as fast as they can speak.

The person who types as fast as they can read.

The person who types as fast, but not quite that quickly!

The person who always has at least seven tabs open at once but never closes anything.

We all have at least one friend who uses their laptop as a temporary storage unit for whatever catches their eye. They’ll open a new tab, go to Wikipedia and read about the history of the atomic bomb, close that tab and then open another one to look up “nuking.” Close that tab, then reopen it to search for something else related to nuclear warfare. Repeat until you’ve got six or seven tabs opened up on your browser at once.

You may also know of people who have many more than seven tabs opened at once, but only ever close things when they’re done with them—which is usually never. These people will have thirty tabs open over time (or even more), but only five or so during any given browsing session—usually the ones that are most important to them at the moment (i.e., Amazon and Gmail).

Then there are those rare creatures who not only leave everything open indefinitely but do so with no discernible pattern in mind; they just keep doing whatever random thing happened last because “it felt right at the time.” If you ever see someone like this reading your blog article about laptop usage habits while sitting cross-legged on a sofa bed along with their two cats (and maybe some candles?), just know that we appreciate how much time is being spent reading our work!

The person who thinks they are a great typist until an error occurs.

This person is great at typing, until an error occurs. They make a lot of typos, and often have to go back and fix them. They tend to get annoyed with themselves for their own typing speed if it’s not fast enough.

They also get annoyed with other people’s typing speed, because they think that everyone should be able to type as fast as they do (even though it’s not possible).

There’s a lot of weirdos out there typing on laptops, don’t be surprised if one sits next to you soon!

If you eat at a desk, you’ve got nothing to worry about. But if you’re like me, and prefer to get cozy on the floor with your laptop and some nice pillows (and perhaps a sandwich), then know that there’s a lot of weirdos out there typing on laptops. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t be surprised if one sits next to you soon!

I’m not saying that I think it’s weird that people eat where they work—what’s wrong with getting comfortable? I just wouldn’t recommend eating in public places because chances are good that someone will sit next to you when all of the tables are full.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this article and learned something new about the world of weird laptop habits! There are many more out there, so feel free to add any I missed in the comments below. If you enjoyed reading about my own experiences with strange people typing on their laptops then please consider sharing this post with your friends on social media so they too can find some solace in knowing that they’re not alone 😉