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> The feeling of true Vim fluency—one where every keystroke is exact, I never make mistakes, and I’m exploiting every obscure feature—is a fantasy, at least for
by dbalatero 9mo ago
> The feeling of true Vim fluency—one where every keystroke is exact, I never make mistakes, and I’m exploiting every obscure feature—is a fantasy, at least for me.
Perfection is not particularly attainable, or necessarily the point. Nor would it be that fun, I think? It's nice to have some aspect to improve upon. See this Casals quote:
> A reporter asked Casals, "You are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?" He answered, "Because I think I'm making progress".
- bee_rider 9mo agoAlthough, also, perfection probably doesn’t come from adding options either. I can use hjkl y and d perfectly! :set rnu and I can even throw some numbers in there!
- dbalatero 9mo ago> Although, also, perfection probably doesn’t come from adding options either. No. However, the first step to _refinement_ is knowing about the thing you want to refine, so in that sense actively engaging and learning about the option lets you know whether to pursue it further.
- Xmd5a 9mo agoHokusai wrote at the age of 75 that he would only begin to understand the structure of living beings at 100, and hoped to “reach perfection at 110.” He died at 89.