After a bit on #Gnome, I am finding my way back to #Sway... Nvidia drivers must be working better, as Sway isn't crashing like it used to.
I managed to get Gnome somewhat transformed into a an #i3 / sway like experience, but it wasn't quite the same. Setting up sway again, I realize how much "in the way" the "windows like" VM's like Gnome / #KDE / #Cosmic end up.
The simpler tiling managers are a tad more pain to configure / get used to, but the payoff is a fast, tailored, keyboard focused computer experience.
I had to force myself to use i3 for several days to get used to the difference, but that paid off.
Things seem to work better when the applications get more focus and the desktop is... not really much of a thing.