1. A navigation method for instructing an operator of a vehicle with a navigation system, the method comprising: automatically monitoring driving trends via a processor on the vehicle to define familiar areas and unfamiliar areas; obtaining a destination location; generating a proposed route to the destination location; providing more detailed navigation instructions for an unfamiliar area included in the proposed route, using a first cartographic resolution, wherein the first cartographic resolution corresponds to a higher amount of detail; and providing less detailed navigation instructions for a familiar area included in the proposed route, using a second cartographic resolution that is different than the first cartographic resolution, wherein the less detailed cartographic resolution corresponds to a lower amount of detail.