This in my vimrc helped tons: map <down> <nop> map <left> <nop> map <right> <nop> map <up> <nop> But the big thing that really made it click was just

This in my vimrc helped tons: map <down> <nop> map <left> <nop> map <right> <nop> map <up> <nop> But the big thing that really made it click was just that I used it for real work, not small quick editing tasks. You have to really live in the app for a while before it feels like home.