If you know the question you are trying to answer, then you’ll know which way you are facing. If not, that’s a good place to start.
Let me give you an example:
If the question is “What’s on the test?” then you want to know what’s coming next.
If the question is “What can you do now that you couldn’t do before?” that’s about paying attention to what you are doing, not what hurdle someone is about to put in your way.
The question is, where do you want to go?