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I’ve tried using the h, j, k and l keys for a while in Vim, but did not get used to it and fell back to using the arrow keys. My question is: from your experience, is it worth switching to these keys? Did you achieve faster typing/navigating?
When I first used Vim, it seemed very difficult to stick to hjkl after years of maintining a habit of navigating with arrow keys.
Then I learned actual touch typing.
After that, not only did hjkl feel more natural than the arrow keys. Everything computer-related became faster. It’s really worth the investment timewise (I’m assuming you’re not a touch typer, otherwise you wouldn’t have asked this question).
By the way, Vim is incredibly useful when learning to touch type. Just keep a keyboard diagram closer to the screen than to the actual keyboard when learning, ideally a keybord diagram with vim usage on it.