Often I don't find myself navigating directories when I reach for my file manager, but looking for something. Learning to use find or fzf gets rid of a fair amount of shuffling through your file system. Also, don't be afraid to type out full paths when performing copy or move commands. There isn't any reason to go to /home/documents/12/directories/deep when you can simply put the path in your ls or other command. And of course, tab complete is your friend (/ho[tab}/doc[tab]/12/[tab]/deep, etc...)
Often I don't find myself navigating directories when I reach for my file manager, but looking for something. Learning to use find or fzf gets rid of a fair amount of shuffling through your file system. Also, don't be afraid to type out full paths when performing copy or move commands. There isn't any reason to go to
/home/documents/12/directories/deep when you can simply put the path in your ls or other command. And of course, tab complete is your friend (/ho[tab}/doc[tab]/12/[tab]/deep, etc...)