Using your map to really speed up quests

[Jamers]

Agreed. Definitely been doing that from the start. It's especially helpful in this game because I feel like a lot was lost in the translation or they just didn't take the time to fully flesh out the quest log.
A lot of times it will say things like, "So and so wants you to find x." And then you find it--sometimes much later--but there is not description of WHERE the questgiver is and you end up wandering to find where to turn in a quest, etc.

The notes are KEY!!