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I mean, yes, that seems like how you would do it. If you've lived in your city for a while I don't think you'd really need maps all that often. I still remember printing out routes in the age before GPS!

Also, regarding texts, I carry an iPhone, but I'll answer text messages when it fits in, which can take hours. Don't want my phone to control my life.

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If you're somewhere mostly covered by street view it's often easy to just walk through the route that way and then just do it from memory.

If you don't mind a small increase to travel time you can usually reduce the number of steps to get to any particular place to a small and conveniently memorable amount.

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