sense of direction
noun phrase
1
: ability to find one's way around easily in a new place
a good/poor sense of direction
2
: ability to know in which direction something is
I've got no sense of direction.
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Not much is known about the neural basis of our own sense of direction.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
In this sense, thinking is less about eloquence or computation per se, and more about the ability to build internal models of the world and run them forward, whether to solve a problem, make a judgment, imagine a possibility, or simply navigate reality with some sense of direction.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
After a bloody civil war, that idea was persuasive to leaders seeking to give their young state a sense of direction and identity.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Lin Gengxu described using AI in both personal and commercial projects to explore ideas that would previously have been difficult or impossible to realize, provided the creator maintains a clear sense of direction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
In this sense, thinking is less about eloquence or computation per se, and more about the ability to build internal models of the world and run them forward, whether to solve a problem, make a judgment, imagine a possibility, or simply navigate reality with some sense of direction.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
After a bloody civil war, that idea was persuasive to leaders seeking to give their young state a sense of direction and identity.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Lin Gengxu described using AI in both personal and commercial projects to explore ideas that would previously have been difficult or impossible to realize, provided the creator maintains a clear sense of direction.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Sense of direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20direction. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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