[themodelplumber]

I've been forcing myself to use it, but not in an unhealthy way. I just picked up a side project that excited me (new subdomain blog driven by a static site generator) and decided I'd only work on it in Vim. I'm learning lots, because that's all I've got to work with. But I think it's important to consider the circumstances under which you "force" yourself to use it. If I had decided to use it for work, I calculated that I would have lost $300 this week, which is painful even if I earn back more in saved time later. I actually did that with Linux, and the initial loss of efficiency was more than offset later by a functional knowledge of a variety of really cool software packages.

[wyclif]

If you really want to learn vim but are worried that the learning curve will impair your productivity for a few weeks at work, why not use it at home for a while on your own projects? I still think total immersion is the fastest way, but if you can't do that, then using it away from real work is better than nothing. I did it by using vim to edit everything, including long form writing and email.

[bgar]

Yes of course, many people that choose to learn Vim do so because they've heard how great it is from blog posts and coworkers, and are genuinely interested in it. There is also another group of people who feel compelled to learn Vim because they've heard it's the One True Editor and no other reason than that. I'm not saying tsironakos is this way, just pointing out a trend I've noticed.

In the end, the best editor is the one you can leverage the most.