On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > supposed to do well. When we use GPS, the research indicates, we > remember less about the places we go, and put less work into generating > our own internal picture of the world.
Interesting. I have (in my not so humble opinion) a very good sense of direction. For as long as I can remember, I rarely get lost and even when in an unfamiliar area I can navigate by orientating my towards my destination. I have never found turn-by-turn GPS navigation very useful. I use GPS to plan my route before travelling and to validate my assumptions about where I am. Perhaps I just build my mental models very quickly and then find the GPS instructions redundant, -- b
