I have discovered the ultimate method to determining the direction your life is going when you are in the most extreme stages of doubt and utter confusion.
The recipe is as follows;
Don’t sleep. If you are really and truly desperate you will understand that your mind comes up with the most amazing ideas while deprived of le snooze.
Drink unbelievable amounts of beverages (hot or cold, depending on personal choice) that contain obscene amounts of caffeine. Mixed with an already sleep deprived brain it serves to aid in the keeping awake and also makes any hallucinations appear in color rather than the always drab black and white.
I would also recommend some type of background noise. Strange and unidentifiable music can be used if there is no other option but highest on the list is consecutively running episodes of a tv show that is at least ten seasons long. Preferably one that you have never seen before.
It is then, while your brain mindlessly consumes hours of witty banter and sexual innuendo while trying not to shut itself down completely that you will truly discover the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Of course at this stage it is still a theory and though in actual testing the true results remain unknown. The test subject is showing signs of deliria, and oddly increased mental proficiency though the long awaited breakthrough has not yet been forthcoming. (Though of course as soon as it is the news will be shared with the world)

More coffee is required.