After reading multiple comments criticising Emacs for wearing down the hands, there's some more stuff (apart from viper-mode) that makes Emacs use less damaging

After reading multiple comments criticising Emacs for wearing down the hands, there's some more stuff (apart from viper-mode) that makes Emacs use less damaging: * ergo-emacs key bindings (http://ergoemacs.org/features.html http://ergoemacs.org/features.html) * partial-completion-mode * auto-completion (e.g. binding dabbrev-expand to an easy reachable key/combo) * put window/buffer navigation onto easier reachable keys (for me F7, F11 work well) * Make buffer switching smarter by using ido-switch-buffer and ido-find-file instead of the normal switch-buffer and find-file functions (see documentation for ido-mode) * desktop-save-mode so you don't have to repeatedly re-open files after restarting emacs * Using auto-generated boilerplate when creating new files (see Emacs manual for define-auto-insert and friends) * using a Kinesis Advantage keyboard helps with emacs key combos as Ctrl/Alt can be reached via the thumbs without moving the hands. ...