Take the first left and walk to the end of the road – then check Google Maps again. GPS may seem like a godsend for those of us with a terrible sense of direction, but it’s actually doing more harm than good, diminishing our natural ability to create mental maps and navigate the world.

As people grow increasingly anxious about always being ‘on’, they’re seeking new ways to relax. Walkonomics is an app that encourages users to take longer, more beautiful paths. But if 70% of people feel short on time, will they really want to spend precious minutes on taking the scenic route?

With 75% of the world lacking an address, a sizeable chunk of the population is effectively living off the grid. What3words is looking to solve this by dividing the planet into 3m by 3m areas and assigning three-word combinations, making it quick and easy to find any location on Earth.

Whether you’re picking up groceries or going to work, travelling is a necessary evil – especially for notoriously hardworking Gen Xers. But how do they prefer to travel? And is the journey always so bad? Canvas8 sat down with British men and women aged 35 to 49 to find out how they get around and how they feel about it.