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I used Colemak for a year and came to the same conclusion — I use Qwerty again now and am happier for changing back. (I no longer feel/look inexperienced when asked to help on a computer set to use Qwerty, and vim is easier with Qwerty.)

Using Qwerty because “Qwerty won” in the face of better-optimised layouts felt defeatist to me at first, but I accept it as the most practical option for those living in Qwertyland.

Committing to Colemak for a year was a fun exercise to focus on basic typing skills, though — I'm now faster in Qwerty due to better general typing habits (after the initial and frustrating re-adjustment period when switching back).

I wrote about the experience here: https://thisisforeveryone.com/switch-to-colemak-for-the-shee...