If your work is self-directed, you are the one who judges it and organises it. You do not sit and wait for someone else to give you every next step.

If如果 your work你的工作 is self-directed是自主導向的， judges it評斷它、 organises it安排它的 you are the one那個人就是你。 You你 do not sit and wait不會坐著等 someone else別人把 every next step每一個下一步 give you交給你。

Teachers use it a lot: self-directed learning means the student chooses what to study, how to practise, and when a piece of work is good enough — with help nearby, but not with a boss at the elbow. Workplaces like the word too: a self-directed team runs its own tasks.

Teachers老師 use it a lot很常用它： self-directed learning自主學習 means的意思是 the student學生 chooses自己選 what to study要讀什麼、 how to practise怎麼練習、 a piece of work一件作業 when什麼時候 is good enough算夠好—— with help nearby旁邊有人幫忙， but not with a boss at the elbow但手肘邊沒有老闆盯著。 Workplaces職場 like the word too也喜歡這個字： a self-directed team一個自主導向的團隊 runs自己管理 its own tasks自己的任務。

Though actually it does not mean “no teacher and no rules.” It means the steering wheel is in your hands more often than in theirs. It can sound like praise (you can be trusted) or like a demand (please stop asking me what to do).

Though actually不過其實 it does not mean它的意思並不是 'no teacher and no rules'「沒有老師、沒有規則」。 It means它的意思是 the steering wheel方向盤 in your hands在你手上 more often than in theirs的時間比在他們手上多。 It它 can sound like聽起來可以像 praise稱讚 (you can be trusted)（你是可以被信任的）， or like a demand也可以像要求 (please stop asking me what to do)（請不要再一直問我該做什麼）。

It is not about directing a film.

It它 directing a film跟「執導電影」 is not about無關。