On: Learning Vim while playing a game

[porter]

Well that killed my morning routine.

[organsnyder → porter]

Don't worry. The efficiency improvements you'll glean will pay back the time eventually.

[MichaelGG → organsnyder]

Not only that, but the reduction in frustration when transforming a bunch of text (say, using macros) will compensate even more than the actual time spent. There's a joy to be had when doing menial tasks with vim, a joy from wizardry.