I think for me, it’s just difficulty with training steps, the same way many students struggle with the common ways of teaching math, but are great at it once practiced.

I used to religiously follow directions around my area. Now, I bring my smartphone for safety, but I often find myself navigating without it.

I’d still struggle with paper alone, since there would be so many turns I’d want to verify - and quite often, street signs are obscured in some way.