How do you move around in vim?

I got used to using jkhl when I starting using vi back in the 80s, so I still use it. Don't forgot about w to jump between words, and several other single key shortcuts.

jklh, especially handy when you use plugins like NERDTree.

I use vim with a couple dozen plugins as my main text editor every day.

hjkl, but I make a conscious effort to default to wbe0^$% along with the useful I and A to move+insert. I've disabled arrow keys completely.

I can navigate horizontally without issue, but I find myself using jk{} to navigate vertically which tends to be much less elegant. How to you gracefully move vertically? :<n> to move to line number? Something else?

^F, ^B, ^E, ^Y, zj, zk. I rarely stay in INSERT mode.

> I'll admit it, I use arrow keys so I don't have to leave insert mode.

Nothing wrong with this approach. If it works for you and is convenient, stay how you are. (Unless, of course, you want to change.)