He hasn't yet decided what 'direction' he should take as a writer. [=hasn't decided exactly what he should try to do as a writer]
I've got a bad 'sense of direction'. [=I become lost frequently; I often don't know which way to go]
You have to learn to 'follow directions'. [=do what you are told or are instructed to do]
(..) -Where the hell are you going? -After it. l hate to break it to you, but if you have friends on that thing... ...they're as good as dead. And same as you, if you walk in that direction. Yeah, I've been dead a while and I'm getting used to it. Why don't you come with me to my base? (..)2009 Terminator Salvation