direction I want to vs direction I seek

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Direction I want to' implies a desire or preference for a certain direction, while 'direction I seek' suggests actively looking for or searching for a direction.

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direction I want to

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a desire or preference for a specific direction.

This phrase is used to indicate the direction that someone desires or prefers to take.

Examples:

The direction I want to go in life is towards a career in medicine.
I know the direction I want to head in, but I'm not sure how to get there.

Alternatives:

direction I desire to
direction I prefer to

direction I seek

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate actively looking for or searching for a direction.

This phrase is used when someone is actively seeking or searching for a particular direction or path.

Examples:

In this journey of self-discovery, the direction I seek is one of inner peace.
As a mentor, I guide my students in finding the direction they seek in their careers.

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For this reason, it is a step in the right direction when the Commission seeks so-called operational compatibility within the railways sector.
EU fisheries policy should seek new directions whereby fish stocks are secured from depletion and, at the same time, the fishing industry is restructured.
In what directions will the Commission seek to move under its environmental policy, bearing in mind that developing countries are the main victims of climate change?
I seek a woman named Naevia.
Fortunate for you I seek more earthly payment.
I'm very pleased with the direction I saw this morning.
Pointed in another direction I am now.
That-That's the direction I'm going in.
I think I've got a direction I like.
David was taking his research in a direction I wasn't comfortable with.
Every direction I went, there was a lake.
That is the direction I wish to go in.
I seek the release of Protestant prisoners jailed by King Henry.
I seek your forgiveness and mercy.
I seek audience with the traitor, Lady McKormick.
Though the grail I seek is one of flesh.
I seek to uncover the past, not bury it.
Trouble's what I seek, madam...
I seek a Mr. Edwin Havelock.
As my trusted advisors, I seek your counsel.

Alternatives:

direction I search for
direction I look for

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direction I want to vs direction I seek