I’ve stopped using Maps apps. I started by gradually relying on them less and now I no longer feel concerned about not having instant access to them. Rather, I feel much more confident about asking for help, using signs, etc. Feels good.

@SimonWoods I love and use paper maps when I'm going anywhere new. We've moved to a new area twice in the past 5 years or so, and each time I've found it important to drive around building up a mental map of the area: when I'm at point A I want to be able to have a good idea of how to get to point B. I don't think the mental map forms well at all if we use GPS all the time.

@adders Added to my to-read list, thanks! I certainly feel less anxiety not having to reach for the computer in this instance.

@JMaxB I began learning to drive two summers ago and felt immense satisfaction at memorising the local area, as well as piecing together the larger regional map. One of the things I'm going to attempt to make room for in the house is a map collection; we've never owned any but I do sometimes find myself easily drawn into online maps for different reasons of an idle nature.