I know both solutions would require the speaker to deeply analyze and plan out the next years of his life. I need to know the work relationship of the speakers partner what support they have around them, etc. I could get this information by simply talking with both parties. pro for solution1 - aids with decision making in the future, con - may not be helpful if proper planning techniques aren't used or if plan is not agreed upon by both parties. pro solution 2- allows you to find other paths that you may not have though to look for prior ( new oppurtunities) con- may leave you in a dangerous spot financially or career wise opposed to sticking with a comfortable progression

for the first portion creating a family timeline in which you factor and work in your career will help organize and make the process smother. For the second portion exploring alternative career routes may help as if the path your on strictly confines other major portions of your life something needs to be changed or removed to make life easier

one piece would be that the speaker wants to build a family but doesn't have the allotted time. Another part would be the speaker wants to progress his career but in congruence with his dreams of a family cannot fully commit to this path either.

The core issues is time management/ unstable balance between activities needed to get done and the time needed to complete them. Some related issues include; financial constraints and career advancements. In order to solve this issue the speaker needs to find balance overwhelming your schedule with so many things will never work he needs to spread out his responsiblilities by importance. I see no direct metaphor for this

When I participated in the activity with my friends it was weird at first; I couldn't generate any ideas due to the environment in the beginning however as we began to share with each other I was able to think more and more. The quality of ideas began to also improve as we bumped ideas off each other making them stronger with different perspectives. Many of the ideas were innovative and completely unheard of to me, like for example one of my friends suggested we'd use the peanut butter to make cookies, then sharing a recipe three step recipe I had never heard of It was all a lot of fun, but the most I would have to say would be the paper clips being that we got the most longevity out of that specific conversation.