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Andrea Blevins is author of The Forty-Day Dreamer’s Journey:  A Guided Invitation to Clarify, Commit, and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live.  In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, Andrea and podcast host, Da Knowlton, discuss the book.  You will get insights into the best ways to clarify, commit, and create the life that you want.  All artists and lifelong learners need to cultivate these valuable skills.

Olivia Gaines is an award-winning Indie author.  She also leads a Facebook group called “Journaling Lovers.”  That group is 70,000 members strong, and Olivia asks those group members to “focus on the moment of connection” as they journal.  In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you’ll hear Olivia talk about her writing process.  She also will help you expand your thinking about what a journal can be in your life as you pursue artisanship and lifelong learning.

Last month, you heard Da’s discussion with four of his graduate students as they provided insights into learning within the design studio experience.  This month, you’ll hear more from those students—Kim Bahl, Tera Brasel, Marissa Herod, and Erica Kowalis.  In this episode, they talk about the process of learning through pure play and propping up the design studio experience by journaling.  While learn-by-play and journaling can leave students with points of aimlessness and moments of confusion, they also can be essential to artistic and lifelong learning efforts.  Ultimately, the aimlessness and confusion become productive.  You also in this episode will briefly hear from both Chicago-based choreographer and performer, Emma Knowlton, and indie writer, Olivia Gaines.  Olivia will be fully featured in next month’s episode.