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by eckzow 4696 days ago
I don't know about "a ton" -- there are far better ways to move around a file than mashing hjkl, even with numbered versions (vim-easymotion, vim-seek). Once you can get to the right place in the file I almost never use hjkl with an action, but rather text objects or motions like ci" or dt;
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I've started to use relative line numbering (numbers.vim is highly recommended) and that has made me use 'j' and 'k' in motions quite frequently. I wish I had made the change earlier!