Ha, I do the same - you always learn something new in vim. For me the biggest boost in Vim was configuring the shell (i.e. readline via .inputrc) to use my vim

Ha, I do the same - you always learn something new in vim. For me the biggest boost in Vim was configuring the shell (i.e. readline via .inputrc) to use my vim key bindings, so I can use it without arrow keys. Not because of efficiency, but more for wrists comfort. Furthermore I am in the camp of mapping ESC to 'jj'. My index finger has more power and using the pinky (e.g. via CAPS or ESC) is too exhausting for me.