For me it's about landmarks mnemonics. You know the old joke about getting directions in an old town, and the person goes "you go down this road until you see the red house on the left, then you take the next right turn. Pass the first three gas stations, and when you see the duck shaped pond you're there. If you get to the tree with a bunch of branches missing, you've gone too far"? That's me. I don't even do it consciously, I'll be on a family trip, my significant other will ask me if I'm sure where I'm going and I'll answer "no, not really", until 5 minutes later I'll add "oh wait I remember that building, yeah we're on the right track."