If you're using Vim and not using q: q/ :normal ( and hopefully :t, :m etc with relativenumber ) you're missing a lot of Vim's power, and would be better off in an IDE. The speed benefits from Vim are from knowing a large amount of the editor's features.
Practical Vim the book is a good place to start. You should be spending as much time learning Vim as using Vim for about the first two years of your Vim usage.
Practical Vim the book is a good place to start. You should be spending as much time learning Vim as using Vim for about the first two years of your Vim usage.