The Lazy Genius Podcast

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#383 - What’s Saving My Life Hall of Fame Sep 16, 2024

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We do What’s Saving My Life episodes regularly, just about every quarter, and I find the practice helpful, light, enjoyable, and necessary to keep me rooted in my season. But today is a little different because it is a Hall of Fame episode.

Remember, this is my personal list. This is not supposed to be replicated. Hear why these things are on my list to help you make yours, but by no means should our lists be the same.

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Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner
Merlin Bird ID app
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#382 - How to Manage Calendar Logistics Sep 09, 2024

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Everyone has calendars to logistic (I know that’s not right, but I like it), and for certain people, seasons, families, those logistics feel like they’re going to eat you alive. Right now, my Google calendar has so many blocks in it, some of which overlap and I haven’t quite figured out how to reconcile those overlaps yet. It’s a whole thing, and maybe your calendar looks or at least feels like that.

So let’s talk about how to do this like a Lazy Genius. How can you manage calendar logistics in a reasonably efficient, intentionally kind way?

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
The Holiday Docket
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#381 - The Real Reason Planning Is Hard Sep 02, 2024

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We’re into compassionate time management around here, but it’s not just pep talks and high fives. We’re practical and kind, but we’re also educated. We are trying to understand why we struggle with time management, why we own so many planners, why we never feel like we’re doing enough, and even if we finally have let that go, we still struggle against the tide of everyone else making us feel bad for our beliefs.

Basically, the problem is not you, and today I’m going to show you why by reading you the first chapter in my new book, out October 8, called The PLAN.

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
To thank you for pre-ordering the book, I’m sending out pep talks every Monday through the end of the year. Get yours here.
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#380 - Finding What You Need When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed Aug 26, 2024

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When you feel overwhelmed without knowing what to do, the overwhelming feeling stays big and might get bigger which then feels like a problem. So here you are, overwhelmed, unsure of what to do about it; the feeling gets bigger, the problem, even though it’s unnamed, also gets bigger, and so you start throwing big solutions at an unnamed problem that don’t work, which then causes you to feel even more overwhelmed.

Instead, today I want to share with you seven ways to meet overwhelm.

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
Episode 258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need
Episode 310: How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle
Episode 259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything
Episode 80: The Lazy Genius Daily Act of Kindness
Episode 306: What We Need to Have More Fun
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#379 - How to Help Kids Clean Their Room Aug 19, 2024

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Today, I’m sharing a loose five-step framework for cleaning a room. If you do not have kids, this episode is not geared as much toward you.

However, everyone has the capacity to want a clean room, so if you wish your room was cleaner and you struggle to keep it that way, this episode might actually help.

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
Sam Kelly’s Little Cycle Breakers course(affiliate link)
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#378 - 13 Principles That Will Change Your Life Forever Aug 12, 2024

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This week marks the four-year anniversary of my first book, The Lazy Genius Way, and we’re going to celebrate by dedicating an entire episode to the 13 Lazy Genius principles. These are lifelong, long haul principles that will make your life more grounded, content, and help you continue to name and focus on what matters most to you in whatever season you’re in. Plus, they help you get your stuff done. What a world that something can actually help you live your life and without an ounce of shame or shoulds.

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October. Claim your pre-order gifts here!
Episode 366: Twenty Helpful Decisions I Keep Repeating
Episode 349: 10 Small Changes I’m Glad I Made
Episode 262: Answers to the Magic Question That Paid Off
Episode 317: 5 Steps to a Routine That Actually Works
Episode 359: 7 Routines That Work for Me
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
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#377 - Office Hours Aug 05, 2024

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I do these episodes about once every season where I take your questions and problems and Lazy Genius them here in an episode. It’s a great way to have particular problems solved but more importantly to see how to think about solving problems, no matter what they are.

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Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
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Episode 61: The Lazy Genius Exercise Routine
Brené Brown and Tim Ferriss conversation
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#376 - The Lazy Genius Back-to-School Checklist Jul 29, 2024

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August is almost here, and when it hits, it hits hard, especially if you have kids going back to school. So today, I’m going to do some of the work for you. I’ve gathered some of the biggest tasks you likely have to prepare for going back to school, and by listing them all together and sharing some ways to Lazy Genius them.

Helpful Companion Links

Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
Episode #326: How to Magic Question Your Morning
Get the checklist here!
Planetbox Lunchboxes
Episode #272: The Complete Guide to Seasonal Ceremonies
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#375 - Behind-the-Scenes of the Book I Swore I’d Never Write Jul 22, 2024

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My third book, The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius, releases in 78 days! Completely arbitrary, but on this random summer Monday, it sounds fun to talk about some behind the scenes details about the book.

Helpful Companion Links

Pre-order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy once it releases in October.
Episode #166: Book Launching 101
Bonus: What’s the Deal with Bestseller Lists?
Get Book Tour details for The PLAN here
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#374 - What’s Saving My Life: Summer Edition Jul 15, 2024

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Last week, I did an episode on all of your best summer ideas, and today I’m sharing the ten things we’re doing this summer that are saving my life. As always, this list is not something for you to copy. The point is to notice where you have problems, adjust, and see what works for you.