I am a vim user and didn't remap esc. I use my ring or middle finger to hit esc which means I leave the home row (shock horror) but my wrist moves less far than

I am a vim user and didn't remap esc. I use my ring or middle finger to hit esc which means I leave the home row (shock horror) but my wrist moves less far than if I use my pinky and I can find the home row again without looking Hand angles and wrist position are somewhat glossed over if you only know "finger x presses key y" If you think about violin and guitar - you learn how to play the same note from different hand positions so there is some (small) potential for this on the keyboard