I suggest some of the following setopt's:
APPEND_HISTORY AUTO_CD HIST_IGNORE_SPACE HIST_IGNORE_DUPS HIST_NO_STORE
AUTO_CD is nice because you can just straight-up type a directory and it'll go there (i.e. .. or tilde).
HIST_IGNORE_SPACE and HIST_NO_STORE work out nicely when you want commands not to show up, i.e. stuff where maybe your password is inline, or you're handling something sensitive.
HIST_IGNORE_DUPS just saves space. HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS even more so.
AUTO_CD is nice because you can just straight-up type a directory and it'll go there (i.e. .. or tilde).
HIST_IGNORE_SPACE and HIST_NO_STORE work out nicely when you want commands not to show up, i.e. stuff where maybe your password is inline, or you're handling something sensitive.
HIST_IGNORE_DUPS just saves space. HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS even more so.