You don't need to switch to Vim

Every major editor has a Vim plugin. VSCode has VSCodeVim. JetBrains has IdeaVim. You get the motions without giving up your setup.

The motions worth learning first

| Motion | What it does | |--------|-------------| | ciw | Change inside word | | di" | Delete inside quotes | | yap | Yank a paragraph | | % | Jump to matching bracket | | * | Search for word under cursor |

Why it's worth it

After a few weeks of muscle memory, you stop thinking about how to edit and start thinking only about what to change. The editor gets out of the way.

The learning curve

Two weeks of feeling slow. Then you're faster than you were before. Then you can never go back.