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Ditch the GPS. It's ruining your brain. [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2019 OP

I've been pointing out for years dweller Jun 2019 #1

good points. Also increases stress. Gone are the days when you had a Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #32

I've lived in dozens of major cities pecosbob Jun 2019 #2

any more the delivery people use GPS or Google Maps csziggy Jun 2019 #39

About twenty years ago my husband got a GPS. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #3

That's what turned me off to GPS - the really stupid routings it uses FakeNoose Jun 2019 #13

I went to a work event with some colleagues CrispyQ Jun 2019 #22

Using it in Chicago is challenging karynnj Jun 2019 #137

I find it extremely valuable under certain circumstances. alphafemale Jun 2019 #4

Same here. Duppers Jun 2019 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2019 #10

It's made business travel far less stressful for me. yardwork Jun 2019 #21

It is also useful in telling you where NOT to go DBoon Jun 2019 #85

I agree. I use it when I need it. It's a handy tool JDC Jun 2019 #91

Yes, this! MuseRider Jun 2019 #98

What is your destination? quickesst Jun 2019 #5

Distracted learning is difficult for most people unblock Jun 2019 #96

Haha quickesst Jun 2019 #124

It seems you maybe didn't read the article carefully AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #127

I don't really care how much science is involved.... quickesst Jun 2019 #129

To put it in the most simplistic terms AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #130

Exactly how would you suggest... quickesst Jun 2019 #133

The method matters AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #134

Ok..... quickesst Jun 2019 #140

Fair enough AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #142

I guess it was the headline quickesst Jun 2019 #143

Awesome AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #161

Very interesting to say the least quickesst Jun 2019 #164

I think you're confusing 'living proof' and 'anecdotal evidence.' LanternWaste Jun 2019 #145

I stand by my statement quickesst Jun 2019 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Jun 2019 #157

Its too late jcgoldie Jun 2019 #7

I have never used it; plain old maps work fine for me Skittles Jun 2019 #116

I think I know what's happening Polybius Jun 2019 #121

Recently road signs have popped up DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #8

That's exactly what I do. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #19

It's not ruining your brain it's extending it. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #9

It is a tool Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #11

Missouri just reopened some of the 400+ roads closed due to flooding UpInArms Jun 2019 #12

Anyone bothering to remember phone numbers? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2019 #14

GPS isn't infallible. We live near a narrow, winding, dirt road with cliffs on one side Vinca Jun 2019 #15

It can be helpful but sometimes it doesn't really do what you wish. logosoco Jun 2019 #16

Next time you want to try the more scenic route Submariner Jun 2019 #17

Both are beneficial Tech Jun 2019 #18

My wife loves to have her phone tell her how to get to places. MineralMan Jun 2019 #20

I also use Google Maps to plan trips csziggy Jun 2019 #50

I don't drive, but I do use Uber/Lyft in Boston and I know my way around very well by car. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #115

that is one annoying thing about following the phone instructions. it will have you turn and turn Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #159

I rarely use mine but when I ooky Jun 2019 #23

I have never had one to ditch. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #24

Nor have I DFW Jun 2019 #102

I love mine mercuryblues Jun 2019 #25

My husband has Multiple Sclerosis ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #26

I go a certain way from one side of town to the other. lpbk2713 Jun 2019 #27

For 20 years I found my way around the world using the stars, sun and Moon. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #28

" I found my way around the world using the stars, sun and Moon." mitch96 Jun 2019 #64

I am "directionally challenged" and have been all my life. Backseat Driver Jun 2019 #29

I don't use the GPS app on my phone trev Jun 2019 #30

Like what? "other activities that help me retain short-term memory" would love to know. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #34

Well, for one, trev Jun 2019 #40

Wow that's very interesting. Had a most vivid dream the other night - looking for Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #43

In search of the lost celery.... :) Cool. trev Jun 2019 #53

No. It was for potato soup and it was past dinner Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #80

In 2007 trev Jun 2019 #88

Wow Trev - that's amazing. do you publish your blog link here? would like to read Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #107

I don't know how to publish anything on here, other than posts. LOL trev Jun 2019 #119

I plug-in a destination and still trace my route with a map. Both, IOW. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #31

wow, you must be a brainiac ! :) If you are in a big city you really do have to Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #35

I stated I use GPS. I said I used both maps and GPS. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #37

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I would never do that ! I am serious. I was impressed girl ! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #44

Oh, OK. My bad. I enjoy maps is all. Handy little buggers. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #45

"Digital clocks don't mean stop teaching children to tell time." trev Jun 2019 #41

That's a shame too. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #42

I agree. trev Jun 2019 #54

It has gotten easier to research what you don't know but that ease hasn't exactly Solly Mack Jun 2019 #59

Again, agreed. trev Jun 2019 #66

Yes, I mentioned the same thing on a thread somewhere. trev Jun 2019 #151

You are right - "The single best thing to teach anyone is how to find out what you don't know." csziggy Jun 2019 #56

I think classes on the techniques of propaganda and what they mean should be taught Solly Mack Jun 2019 #62

Yeah, the thread is covering that issue, too. :) trev Jun 2019 #67

Yes, I agree. trev Jun 2019 #150

About half of each class, CRK7376 Jun 2019 #149

I haven't worn a watch for 20 years. trev Jun 2019 #152

Good point about using multiple tools and methods. suffragette Jun 2019 #48

Once, in Germany, near the Czech Republic border, the GPS was adamant about our Solly Mack Jun 2019 #52

I had a similar experience in the German town of Belsen-Moessingen. trev Jun 2019 #55

We looked around for the polizei before finally taking the plunge. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #57

We were many kilometers outside of our known territory trev Jun 2019 #68

Completely agree. I often help tourists who are clearly befuddled when looking at an app or a suffragette Jun 2019 #61

Yes. Exactly. Landmarks and kind people are your friend. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #65

Reminds me of Chevy Chase in *Vacation*. trev Jun 2019 #69

lol! But so true. I've gotten directions a lot like that while on road trips. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #75

I used to have a friend who lived in the foothills outside of town. trev Jun 2019 #77

I'm from Atlanta and moved to the mountains while a teen. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #83

In Seattle, the pink elephant car wash sign is a bit like that :) suffragette Jun 2019 #76

Nice. trev Jun 2019 #79

There's much that is beautiful to see here. Worth the try. suffragette Jun 2019 #82

I've heard about the Underground City trev Jun 2019 #89

This are both fun in different ways. The Space Needle provides a panoramic view of whole area suffragette Jun 2019 #95

So true. I wonder if part of the reason for the funny look is the person thinking why would suffragette Jun 2019 #74

I like that quote. :) trev Jun 2019 #78

I love nice people! Even when I know they've taken pity on me. :) Solly Mack Jun 2019 #81

That couple definitely had taken pity on me. And glad they did. suffragette Jun 2019 #86

A storekeep in Dublin felt so sorry for me he closed shop to get me back to my husband. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #90

Bet that's a fond memory for him as well. It enriches your life to help others out. suffragette Jun 2019 #93

He was older and the kind of grumpy and gruff you know comes with a big heart. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #97

I ran into a shopowner like that in Heidelberg. trev Jun 2019 #100

I lived in Mannheim. Most of my photos are of Heidelberg though. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #103

Heidelberg remains my favorite city in the world. trev Jun 2019 #105

You were probably the most fun encounter suffragette Jun 2019 #118

My German next-door neighbors kind of took me in. trev Jun 2019 #92

They sound lovely! We spent several celebrations/holidays with German friends. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #94

Yes. trev Jun 2019 #99

I remember that well. Lived in Karlsruhe and suffragette Jun 2019 #117

The thing I disliked about Karlsruhe trev Jun 2019 #120

Yes and the layout in town was like a fan, similar to DC. It's unusual to encounter anyone suffragette Jun 2019 #131

Awesome. trev Jun 2019 #132

It's essential in L.A. traffic. Not having it can easily add kysrsoze Jun 2019 #33

I think you learn the most as a passenger with a map. The whole time I am always thinking - why Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #36

I'm surprised there weren't more responses like yours in this thread Blecht Jun 2019 #38

Unfortunately, in my neck of the woods trev Jun 2019 #72

Systems like Waze open whole new Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #47

Yup. First thing I do on the commute is fire up Waze kysrsoze Jun 2019 #60

Sadly, Waze PasadenaTrudy Jun 2019 #112

All of my trips into downtown LA trev Jun 2019 #71

Google maps has been a huge help to me because I moved to a new city lunatica Jun 2019 #46

Headline appears to be misleading clickbait muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #49

Very good points. n/t AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #135

Akin to calculators: you tend to lose the ability to do mental math like no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #51

I found that is the same with a cell phone gopiscrap Jun 2019 #58

Remember the days when we had paper maps spread out in the car? I do. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #63

I remember. then Thomas Guide books. I still have one in my car. It was hard to find. Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #114

For those born without a sense of direction, Siri is a godsend... Hekate Jun 2019 #70

truth... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #73

I use it, sparingly. The Genealogist Jun 2019 #84

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I don't think I'll live to see the country fully using driverless cars trev Jun 2019 #104

I don't use turn-by-turn navigation all the time, but I do find it uncomfortable to Sapient Donkey Jun 2019 #101

I have made hey similar argument to my wife tymorial Jun 2019 #106

I only use it on difficult trips to places I never went to before. Or if I get lost. OhZone Jun 2019 #108

I have no sense of direction and no short term memory. Thank you GPS wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #109

I have no sense of direction either! Memory is fine... Phentex Jun 2019 #110

I use to spend complete afternoons lost in Los Angeles. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #111

Kind of the same sakabatou Jun 2019 #125

Same here customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #155

i am a map head. i will do my own trip-tiks. i have been known to just turn eastwhen i was driving pansypoo53219 Jun 2019 #113

I prefer actual maps. EllieBC Jun 2019 #122

Real men use astrolabes. DavidDvorkin Jun 2019 #123

Here, I'm at the end. rusty quoin Jun 2019 #126

It's a wonderful tool but Freddie Jun 2019 #128

Until Tom Tom came along, I could not drive in urban areas Kaleva Jun 2019 #136

I love maps. MrScorpio Jun 2019 #138

Much safer to stare at a paper map while driving? brooklynite Jun 2019 #139

I rarely use it because I don't like the route it gives Catherine Vincent Jun 2019 #141

Oh, for fuck's sake. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #144

I don't care. My hippocampus can't tell if there's construction ahead... NurseJackie Jun 2019 #146

I love the Garmin GPS CRK7376 Jun 2019 #148

I drove back from vacationing in Bar Harbour, Maine to my home near Ottawa Ontario. robbob Jun 2019 #153

it wasn't necessarily the most direct route. It takes into account drive time. Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #160

Growing up I always prided myself with an internal map. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 #154

I will take my chances. My husband is a retired pilot. For 40+... 3catwoman3 Jun 2019 #156

Are paper maps hazardous? BootinUp Jun 2019 #158

I'm horrible with directions because I didn't wear glasses growing up ecstatic Jun 2019 #162

Fuck the what.. DashOneBravo Jun 2019 #163