Conviction without a road map

Where the heck is the map? How do we know if we’re only given a small clue, feeling, hunch, fire, itch, or as some might say nudge? It’s like being stranded in the woods with only a dull pen light. You know the one I’m talking about. The small light the doctor uses to assess your pupils, but with this one the battery looks to be running out. There’s just enough light to see your feet, but most certainly not enough to see where you’re going. What do we do when we are faced with such a decision, but have limited information as to when, where, how, and the outcome? Do you stay on the well established highway or do you risk it, and create a new road with just a dull pen light?