DIRECTIONS The differences between written, verbal and pictorial directions. Those who prefer to have very specific, detailed directions and those who are compelled to head out with only a general notion of where they are going, preferring to "follow their noses". Fear of asking for directions. Control, command, authority issues. Resistance to asking for directions---the puzzle isn't any fun unless you figure it out for yourself. People who can give directions accurately, concisely and with style and those who ramble on eternally, providing so much detail that the way is inevitably lost. The thrill of following directions and arriving at your destination. A puzzle solved. The pleasure of space in the abstract (maps, the anticipated or imagined journey) contrasted with the experience of the actual terrain. The fear of getting lost vs. the desire to go "off the grid", discover the "scenic route", stumble upon the unexpected. The promise of escape, re-invention, discovery. The aggravation of being lost, taking a wrong turn, heading in the wrong direction with no approaching exits with which to remedy the situation. The terror of being lost in a dangerous area. The envelope of a journey. The movement from fine-grain directions at the point of departure (surface streets); to large-grain, gross navigation (highways); and back to fine-grain directions as one approaches the destination. The joy of general, gross directions, and the tedium (and usually increasing difficulty) of fine-grain, detailed directions. The converse pleasure of fine, detailed and exacting directions, beautifully and economically composed. Calling someone on the cell phone to "talk you down" from a point of being lost. SOFT DIRECTIONS........................................................................................HARD DIRECTIONS