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Thanks, of course I used maps and paper copies of public transport info Now try using a map while driving. And remembering the turns you need to take to get to

• klyrs 4y ago
  > Now try using a map while driving. I did that. All the time. It was fine. I never experienced a map so out of date that I couldn't get to my destination. Sometimes I'd need to find an alternate route. A minor inconvenience. A common strategy for route planning was to exerpt the route onto another sheet of paper. Draw just the streets you'll need, and their names, and maybe the names of some of the cross streets leading up to a turn. I kept a little notebook in my car for these "mini-maps" which made for really easy at-a-glance route finding. I find automated route-planners to be quite annoying because they're making micro-optimizations that might shave seconds off a route at the cost of another dozen turns. By picking simple, straightforward routes, I quickly learned the layouts of cities to the point that I didn't even need my notebook. I self-navigate to this day, but the maps are built into my car, which is a bit more convenient than handling paper. Not a life-changer though. Smartphones are enabling laziness and stupidity. You can do without. It just takes thinking, planning, and effort.