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by cvoss 1051 days ago
As a rule, when in my home city, I always study the route to a new place before navigating, try to get back home without the GPS (which is usually pretty easy, actually), and, on my second visit, challenge myself to get there without the GPS. After enough of this, I have a strong enough map of the city in my own head that I can plan my own routes, get unlost, and make decisions about alternate routes. I often find that there are easier routes than the one proposed by Google Maps. ("No, I'm not going to try to turn left onto a six-lane divided highway without a light at this hour")