Embrace the suptimal. You can live a pretty good life being suboptimal.<p>I&#x27;ve been using Emacs for over twenty years, and only know a small percentage of its commands. Every now and then, I realize I&#x27;m doing something repetitive, and I use a few minutes to find out what the best way to do it is, and then I&#x27;ve learned a new thing (most recent: M-; , for &quot;comment-Do What I Mean&quot;).<p>There is no reason to wait until you&#x27;re great before you start using a text editor.