going between insert and normal modes (i and esc),
undoing (u from normal mode),
and saving (:w and :wq).
Don’t try to do it all at first, just get comfortable with the essentials. You can even just stay in insert mode (the only mode in most editors) at first.
Keep a vim basics cheat sheet handy for a couple weeks as you’re building in muscle memory, then slowly work in more advanced techniques and combinations.
It doesn’t take long before you start having a lot of fun just manipulating text.
Tried neovim a couple of times. Stopped after 10 or 15 mins. Anyone has useful tips to get used to vim/neovim?
Pro Tip: to learn to do something, practice doing it
Just get used to
Don’t try to do it all at first, just get comfortable with the essentials. You can even just stay in insert mode (the only mode in most editors) at first.
Keep a vim basics cheat sheet handy for a couple weeks as you’re building in muscle memory, then slowly work in more advanced techniques and combinations.
It doesn’t take long before you start having a lot of fun just manipulating text.
PS here’s a decently basic cheat sheet I found:
Go through the tutorial. It is quite good and teaches things incrementally with real world examples. Just run vimtutor to start.