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I guess it's a personality thing. I actually love that whole experience - both when I switched to dvorak on a normal keyboard, and then again when I switched to a datahand.

I love the process of developing muscle memory, the mindless repetition, and that feeling of improvement. And especially once it really starts to click, and your fingers start going on autopilot.

If you want something to make it a bit less of a drudge, you can take a look at the Amphetype software, which lets you retype ebooks -- so you can basically read a book while practicing typing it.

I've had similar issues switching until I landed on trying a Kinesis Freestyle. It's a qwerty layout but separates the two halves of the keyboard and lets you "tent" them for a more ergonomic angle.

Extremely minimal switching time between it and a standard fixed keyboard.

I found that once you get use to the other keyboard your muscle memory will automatically kick in and readjust depending if you're on a standard keyboard or a split.