For this reason, I remapped my arrow keys to move around them. I also have `Command + Left/Right` for cycling between buffers and `ESC` to kill a window. Recently, I also started to use function keys for managing bookmarks and buffers. Though for the latter, `C-x b` has also been quite often used since I remapped my CapsLock key.
I guess with all this, I wanted to say that there is much untapped potential for eMacs just by remapping some basic keybindings to fully appreciate `C-f` and `C-b` editing nuances.