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Google Maps: A Useful Tool or a Threat to Your Spatial Cognitive Ability

Google Maps: A Useful Tool or a Threat to Your Spatial Cognitive Ability Google Maps: A Useful Tool or a Threat to Your Spatial Cognitive Ability Im writing this article because I can see this happening to my family members and all round me. Yes, are you one of the millions of people who rely on Google Maps to navigate their way through unfamiliar places? Potential Risks While this popular navigation tool can certainly make life easier, there are potential risks associated with using it too often or relying on it too heavily. Here are some of the most common risks and what you can do to mitigate them. Navigation Skills Over a period of time, I have observed that most of my family members including me have lost some degree of navigational skills. For me it has become hard to find lanes, houses and lanes in places where I'm visiting for the first time. There was a time , ...

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