I'm guilty of some of these anti-patterns (like for example the arrow keys) but honestly I feel incredibly fast and productive when using ViM. I'm afraid to drastically tweak my workflow at this point because I don't think the optimization will be worth it.
Overall it feels like good advice but it's just not my cup of tea.
haha, I see what you mean and it does sound like I have a bad attitude. But I feel like the overall gain I'd get from this isn't worth the time I'll spend retraining my muscle memory.
Or in other terms, I don't think I'm going from horse to car.
Perhaps I should experiment for a month and see if it does actually make a difference.
Overall it feels like good advice but it's just not my cup of tea.