grok vi

writing/vim.md

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ title: "vim basics"
 tags: [ "vim", "basic" ]
 ---
 
-1. Insert text by pressing `i`.
+1. Insert text by pressing `a`.
 1. Stop inserting text by pressing `Ctrl+[`.
 1. Exit with `ZZ`.
 1. Congratulations, you now know `vim`.
 
 ## Extras
 
+- [Learning Vim](vim/vi.md)
 - [Navigation](vim/navigate.md)
 - [Completion](vim/completion.md)
 - [Search](vim/search.md)

writing/vim/vi.md

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+title: "How to Learn `vim`"
+tags: [ "vim", "learning" ]
+requires: [ "vim basics" ]
+---
+
+1. Uninstall `vim`.
+1. Install `vi`.
+1. Write a few blog posts.
+
+The [ancient wisdom](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118) is correct - everyone should start with `vi`.
+But the standard wisdom fails to mention writing.
+So people just 'try to remember', then they edit a couple of configuration files with `vim`, then stop, because it's a pain to think about keystrokes while thinking about how the configuration file works.
+Nobody can learn like that.
+
+Learn with a blog, or writing emails in `vim`, or writing anything, as long as it's *real writing*.
+Write a journal or some recipes.
+Write literally anything which is written in paragraphs.
+
+And while you're writing, remember one rule: if you want something, `vi` can do it, you just need to look up how.
+
+Blog first, then try out some of these commands:
+
+- `hjkl`
+- `x`
+- `:!grep very %`
+- `onew line<Esc>...`
+- `Onew line<Esc>...`
+- `~`
+- `~~~~`
+- `$r!`
+- `w %-2`
+- `x!`
+- `0RTipex`
+- `_4rX`
+- `bc2e`
+- `c2E`
+- `cw`
+- `cW`
+- `ci'`
+- `zz`
+- `:set number`
+- `:set nonumber`
+- `:set relativenumber`
+- `:set number relativenumber`
+