diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1e6c716..cd2fd96 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ autojump is a faster way to navigate your filesystem. It works by maintaining a
  j dirspec
 
 where dirspec is a few characters of the directory you want to jump to. It will jump to the most used  directory  whose
-name matches the pattern given in dirspec.
+name matches the pattern given in dirspec. Note that autojump isn't meant to be a drop-in replacement for cd, but rather a complement. Cd is fine when staying in the same area of the filesystem; autojump is there to help you when you need to jump far away from your current location.
 
 Autojump supports tab completion. Try it! Autojump should be compatible with bash 4. Please report any problems!
 
diff --git a/autojump.1 b/autojump.1
index 4f44e1f..ef87dd0 100644
--- a/autojump.1
+++ b/autojump.1
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ command shows you the current contents of the database. You need to work a littl
 .B j
 dirspec
 .P
-where dirspec is a few characters of the directory you want to jump to. It will jump to the most used directory whose name matches the pattern given in dirspec.
+where dirspec is a few characters of the directory you want to jump to. It will jump to the most used directory whose name matches the pattern given in dirspec. Note that autojump isn't meant to be a drop-in replacement for cd, but rather a complement. Cd is fine when staying in the same area of the filesystem; autojump is there to help you when you need to jump far away from your current location.
 .P
 Autojump supports autocompletion. Try it!
 .SH EXAMPLES