[thomastjeffery]

The "solution" is to simply leave insert mode more often. That works great if you are using Vim for editing. If you are using Vim for writing... well, not so much.

Then again, if I am writing in Vim, I generally prefer the flow of actively editing what I wrote rather than undoing it.

This really applies to Vim as a whole: if you enjoy its UX, it's damn near perfection. If you hate it, you can leave. If you love it, but want it to behave just a little differently...then you can probably accomplish that with a plugin/configuration.

...but if you want to change Vim's UX more than a little, you're fucked. It feels totally possible until you realize it just isn't.