Liz continues her winter quarter at StanfordDCI, passes a science quiz and has a few classes that have been overtaken by the news. Plus she wonders if she could learn to be silly. Leah has ups and downs on her big life change moving home to Nashville from Los Angeles. She asks for listener advice to the show email at [email protected]. The episode also includes some fascinating and surprising listener email. A listener recommends the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes and Liz's high school Biology teacher Sister Binkert appears again!

For her Ikigai class, Liz watched this TED Talk by Brian S Lowery which she liked a lot.

And instead of her Sociological and Economic Implications of AI Class, she enjoys this super entertaining and informative podcast that covers AI in a newsy fun way: Hard Fork with Casey Newton and Kevin Roose.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

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Liz and Leah discuss some big life decisions this week. Liz has thoughts about what she wants to accomplish in the second half of her year at StanfordDCI and Leah has a big announcement about a big life change. It's the season of Ikegai for Liz and some intergenerational mixers. Does she have advice for Stanford undergrads and PhD's? She's not sure! But she knows for sure that she's the worst student in her Video Production class.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

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On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

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On Episode 12 of Lizness School, Liz Dolan and Leah Sutherland discuss Liz's Fancy Grunge Crawl to the Mission District of SF with other DCI Fellows. Plus Liz has news about some of this quarter's classes including whale news.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Fancy Grunge Crawl itinerary:

Tartine Bakery.

Bi-Rite Ice Cream

Dolores Park

Elixir Bar

Puerto Alegra Restaurant

Latin American Club

Matthew Savoca Whale Research What Whales Eat

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Liz and Leah talk about Liz's first weeks of classes in the winter quarter. She's taking Chinese History, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Oceans and Video Production. Plus they talk about Liz's side quests and the fires in Los Angeles. Leah lives there. Liz lives in Santa Monica when she's not at Stanford.

Liz's Neuroscience Professor is Liqin Luo. Here's is a YouTube bio about Luo starting with his childhood in China.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

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The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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Liz and Leah talk about their learning goals for 2025. Liz announces the classes she is taking this winter quarter plus a new wellness activity. Leah explains the concept of side quests and has a few for herself and for Liz.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

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The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email [email protected]. Any specific goals for Purpose, Community or Wellness? We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

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It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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On Lizness School Episode 8, Liz has the scoop on the many de-stressing activities happening on the Stanford campus during exam period for the undergrads. Therapy bunnies, anyone? Plus, if listeners want to take the same art history class Liz took this fall, it's being offered on Stanford's Continuing Studies platform this winter. Here's a link to How To Look At Art and Why with Alex Nemerov and here's a link to the whole Winter Quarter offering on Stanford Continuing Studies.

To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email [email protected]. Any specific goals for Purpose, Community or Wellness? We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

Book Recommendations:

Haruki Murakami's memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

More by Murakami here: https://harukimurakami.com/books/

Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

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It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

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For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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In Lizness School Episode 7, Liz attends a Stanford vs Cal water polo game, collects her thoughts on Designing Her Life and hangs out with some students from Stanford GSB for conversation, Chipotle and a dark fantasy feminist retelling of the Mulan story called The Night End With Fire by K X Song. Plus, Liz and Leah both take Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz and discuss the implications of being a rebel and a questioner. Thanks to Gretchen for mentioning how much she enjoys Lizness School on this recent episode of her podcast Happier.

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

Visual Intelligence by Amy E. Herman

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

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To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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In Lizness School Episode 6, Liz does her Life Transition Reflection and she likes it! Plus two death-defying wellness activities - pickleball and a hike in the redwood forest.

In Liz's LTR, she explains her Cooking With Liz live Facebook show during the pandemic. Here she makes Ina Garten's Roast Chicken: https://youtu.be/Ghq-vZUM-4w?si=LWUy3T_V1xstCGoP

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

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For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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In Lizness School Episode 5, Liz settles into classes and has observations about her fellow students. Plus two big events on campus: Halloween and Democracy Day.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

To watch a Stanford seminar by Professor Larry Diamond about the decline of democracy, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlwoO_abLHo

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

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For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at the University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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