[gnosis]

Some other approaches:

- use the caps lock as escape

- use the space bar as escape

- map jk or jj as escape

I've personally been using the escape key itself for so long it doesn't bother me. I no longer even notice that it's any further for me to reach than other keys, so I have no reason to switch. And that leaves all those other keys I mentioned above for other purposes. For instance, I've mapped the space bar to : Now if only I could remember to use it.