I find with my triple chain ring bike I can cycle through gears much faster, which is great for commuting with the stops and starts and hills (up and down)
But for my long distance relatively flat trail bike with duel chain rings I don't shift much. I start low and shift up until I get up to speed then keep it there. Maybe I'll drop to the small chain ring up front if I hit a small hill but other than than I typically just pick a gear and stick with it. The ease of operation without having a gear I don't need is nice
I nearly bought a SRAM single ring bike for that purpose because of super simple operation. Then I didn't....