it took me a while but I migrated to Awesomewm & found it quite enjoyable for a good number of years. the model was a bit different but i got used to it & i think overall it sped me up, although i wasn't quite as in control/exacting as i once was with layouts & order.
in the past year i finally started making myself use Wayland instead of X11, & the natural/mainstream go to there is Sway. Sway is a lot like wmii or i3, much more so than Awesome, alas minus the 9P interface wmii had that i really wish i'd spent much more time learning & enjoying & scripting; definitely one of the coolest things i've ever been around, & i just chronically under-used it. had a couple play around sessions but never brought any scripting in to use the 9P interface on a regular basis to enhance my environment/do stuff.
in the past year i finally started making myself use Wayland instead of X11, & the natural/mainstream go to there is Sway. Sway is a lot like wmii or i3, much more so than Awesome, alas minus the 9P interface wmii had that i really wish i'd spent much more time learning & enjoying & scripting; definitely one of the coolest things i've ever been around, & i just chronically under-used it. had a couple play around sessions but never brought any scripting in to use the 9P interface on a regular basis to enhance my environment/do stuff.