[lambdaba]

I agree but staying in neovim and using search / or ?

IMO relative numbers for navigation are not the Vi way. The Vi way, is, as you say, mindless.

People who say you're not faster with Vim (untrue anyway) or it doesn't matter are also missing the point. The point of Vim is ergonomics, and not thinking, not speed. It's diminishing cognitive load. Sometimes I like to use Vim with the cursor turned off.