As a vim user for many years, probably influenced by reading about kakoune, I had gotten in the habit of prefixing all my actions with v to start in the visual

As a vim user for many years, probably influenced by reading about kakoune, I had gotten in the habit of prefixing all my actions with v to start in the visual mode, somewhat like the kakoune-way, previewing my selections before I use them. However, recently I've repented my errors. Having discovered that insert mode <M-Key> functions as normal mode <Key> and moving away from the visual mode whenever possible, I realised that despite the touted simplicity of the selection-action model, there is much cognitive benefit to the vim-way, in making keys function as one bigger conceptual step, combining the motion and the verb into one inseparable unit. Compared to using visual mode, I no longer wait to look at previews then continue, but simply keep typing away, one command after next, trusting that my machine will follow, it catching up the 'buffer' of my commands at its pace. This truly helps me feel much more connected with my work at hand, 'feeling' my text, not going back to seek at what I expect already, and forgetting about the details. Getting used to performing actions in just one step, albeit a bigger one, allows me to think more effectively about how I edit my text. Conversely, to allow only the expression of 'simple' text concepts does not reduce my cognitive burden, as I would need to, and be thinking of, how to use 'simple' text motions/selections to emulate more complex ones anyway. On another note, I've finally found myself embracing vim's window management, terminal, buffer management... I'm in awe of the way that vim has gently paved for me, all along. Beyond minimalism, as a shell/terminal multiplexer, vim is great.