I don't find it's about speed, but rather about staying in the zone. vim enables very intricate navigation and editing that is much more tedious to pull off wit

I don't find it's about speed, but rather about staying in the zone. vim enables very intricate navigation and editing that is much more tedious to pull off with a mouse. Since I have these commands memorized and very strong muscle memory, I just do them by instinct and my focus on what I'm doing never drifts.