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.

^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.)

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?

jklh, especially handy when you use plugins like NERDTree.

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