How do we explore careers together without stalling out?

You say you are exploring deliberately — talking to people, trying things, narrowing toward what fits. Good. That is more than most manage. But watch what happens when you do this with others: comparing notes can quietly replace acting. You feel busy. You are not choosing anything. The work here is not gathering information. You already have enough to start. The work is cutting — ruling things out, on purpose, on a schedule. Every conversation you have and do not act on is wasted, no matter how interesting it was. Ask yourself after each one: what did this let me cross off? Your pod cannot choose for you. They can show you their own trials, tell you what they notice, and refuse to let you hide behind another round of talking. But the decision — what to try next, what to drop — is yours. No one else can make it for you, and no one else should try.