Do it. I spent years nervously fingering On Lisp on lunch breaks without really getting anywhere. But Paul Grahams early essays kept pulling me back into Emacs,

Do it. I spent years nervously fingering On Lisp on lunch breaks without really getting anywhere. But Paul Grahams early essays kept pulling me back into Emacs, and on each iteration something fell into place. It me took a long time to feel comfortable, but I wouldn't trade the feeling for anything. It's an alien chain saw; chain saws are intimidating enough in themselves, one with completely alien controls and instructions even more so. To paraphrase Graham, power looks weird from below.