I actually do play a lot of Minecraft, but my play style is probably unusual.

I almost never explore caverns. I strongly prefer to dig my own systematic mines to get underground resources, even though it's more work.

On the surface, I never explore without a map. I take copious notes of the coordinates of my home and interesting features.

I tend to spend most of my time building and acquiring, and very little time exploring (even though I love the procedural generator Minecraft uses).