While I agree with this to an extent, I really feel that adopting any new tech/tool/language needs at least some motivation.

To that ends, I think the best programming tutorial for the absolute-stone-cold "what even is computer code" is 'Automate the Boring stuff' [1] as it gives clear examples of where a computer doing something is better than manually doing something. The best vim 'motivator' is this stack overflow post [2].

[1] http://automatetheboringstuff.com

[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-mos...

That's my thinking as well. I printed out a cheat sheet, pasted it to my cubicle wall, installed VIM emulation in my IDE (I still think this is the best route for those used to their IDE's, provided it's a good VIM emulator), and haven't looked back.

For me these howto posts is the method the OP used. YMMV, but feel free to cherry pick ideas that may work for you. I skimmed the article and found some useful info on tabletop that I did not fully understand. But agree the best way to learn is to just use vim !

Seriously. If you're completely new to vim, fire up vimtutor to learn the basics. From there, just start using it.