[zxcvcxz]

>It's like trying to unscrew a screw with scissors when you have a screwdriver laying next to you.

I kind of felt the same way when I first started learning vim. It seems "foreign" at first, but now that I'm able to use it pretty proficiently I think this is a bad comparison.

Vim is more like a power screwdriver that not just anyone can handle, but once you get the hang of it you never want to use a regular screwdriver again.

Vim, unlike other editors, usually requires customization though, so you really have to emerge your self in vim to get up-and-running whereas with an editor like atom you're typically good to go.