[leokennis]

It's scary how lost I feel anywhere when I don't have my phone on me (in the sense of: how will I get where I need to go) even when I'm in a place where I speak the language and can read the signs.

It's scarier how this dependency did not exist at all before I got my first smartphone in 2009.

[BubRoss]

Before GPS was printing off maps from google and before that were map books that you buy at gas stations. Navigating through a big city to somewhere tricky by yourself was no joke. It was a lot of memorization ahead of time and intense concentration to make sure you didn't miss key turns. We didn't just forget how to do something, it was never easy and I don't miss those days at all. I don't remember exactly how to do long division either but I do a lot more simple calculations now to figure things out than I did before. Saving mental energy is very real.

[matt-attack]

Makes me think we need to have a national leave your phone at home day.

[stevewodil]

So you mean a day where we all just stay home?