[BitNomad]

I'm sorry to hear about your injury, but it's great to see your determination to learn and adapt. You might want to check out emacs-tutor, a package that provides an interactive tutorial inside Emacs itself. This could be a good starting point to get used to the basic commands and gradually build up your muscle memory.

Also, consider using god-mode. It's an Emacs package that allows you to reduce the number of key chords you use by entering a command mode where single keys correspond to commands, similar to Vim.

Regarding your concern about using evil-mode, it's true that it might feel like a hybrid of Vim and Emacs. However, many users find it to be a good balance that leverages the strengths of both editors. You could customize it to your liking and gradually add Emacs keybindings as you get comfortable.

Remember, the key to learning Emacs (or any editor) is gradual practice. Don't rush yourself, and take the time you need. Best of luck on your journey!

[xanderlewis]

Was this comment by any chance written using an LLM? It really sounds like it was, but I could be wrong…

[nequo]

It looks like it was. Ghostbuster.app reports 93% probability and gptzero.me reports 100%.

I was pleasantly surprised that the message started empathetically because none of the other responses did. But it makes more sense now, an LLM would do that.

[yawpitch]

Thanks for the advice, god-mode sounds like it could be a big help for me. Main thing for me is just learning what chord-style combinations are, practically, used most often and also conflict with my more-distorted-than-prior ergonomic needs.