So the popular qualities of vi came into existence by accident... Joking aside, I could never be efficient in vi or vim because I need to edit simultaneously a

So the popular qualities of vi came into existence by accident... Joking aside, I could never be efficient in vi or vim because I need to edit simultaneously as I type. In vim, I'm slowed down by the fear "not to mess up", since I have to switch to normal mode to edit before switching back to editing mode and continue to type. Or, for instance, in languages without a function composition operator (or pipes), typing out nested functions in order of application (which is not left-to-right) requires A LOT of switching between editing and normal modes just to complete the thought. I've never been able to figure out how others find this desirable.