The Lazy Genius Podcast

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Bonus: Your Holiday Horror Stories Dec 23, 2021

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A few weeks ago, I posted on Instagram asking for your holiday horror stories. You know, that time you tried to be either super lazy or super genius during the holidays. Here’s a collection of stories for solidarity and encouragement right before the holidays.Oh, and for me, it was the time I had a few friends over for a holiday party, and I thought one was supposed to make a cheese tray for this kind of party.⁠⁠ So I placed Saltines and folded pieces of actual American cheese on a platter and thought I was Martha Stewart. ⁠You guys.⁠ YOU GUYS.Helpful Companion Links - Missing out on the Instagram party? Follow along @thelazygenius.

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#241 - A Quick Holiday Pep Talk Dec 20, 2021

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I always find that this week of Christmas I don’t need more information; I just need encouragement to be a person and exist in the information I already have. So this is just a quick word from me to you.

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Episode #197: How to Navigate a Faith Crisis
And here’s how to find Erin Moon online and on Instagram
Episode #87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility
Episode #224: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
Magical post on Instagram
Episode #132: Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions
Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.
Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius KitchenorThe Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#240 - How to Plan a Personal Retreat Dec 13, 2021

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When I sent out December’s Latest Lazy Letter, I mentioned taking a personal retreat day the week between Christmas and the New Year, and a woman named Rebecca wrote back asking me to explain it. Like, what do you do? How do you plan it? Where do you go? And I realized that I had never really talked about this before. So let’s talk about how to plan a personal retreat.

Stuff Mentioned

Check out The Lazy Genius Way (commissionable link) for a whole chapter on scheduling rest.
Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day
Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir
The Lazy Genius Collective Facebook Group
Join the mailing list and get in on the Latest Lazy Letter action!
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#239 - Five Lessons Learned From Soup (No, Really!) Dec 06, 2021

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It’s winter, and most people have big soup energy this time of year. I have such energy. I love a good soup. I wish my kids liked soup more than they do, but they don’t hate it as a concept. We’re working on it. But today I want to share five lessons learned from soup.

Stuff Mentioned

Claim The Lazy Genius Kitchen preorder bonuses atthelazygeniuskitchen.com!
Haven’t read The Lazy Genius Way? Grab it here or check with your library about getting a copy.
Bri McKoy is a cooking teacher I trust with my whole being. She’s offering The Everyday Kitchen Masterclass right now. It starts on January 10th, 2022!
Bri’s soup recipes: Pizza Soup, Chicken Zoodle Soup, Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup, Chicken Taco Soup
Episode 54: The Lazy Genius Makes Soup
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#238 - How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It Nov 29, 2021

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The number of times I have to do stuff I don’t want to do is a very high number, and it’s part of life. I think it’s important to name what we can be a genius about and what we can be lazy about, but there are things we have to do that we don’t love doing. So how do we do that while still being Lazy Geniuses? That’s what this episode is all about, and we’re going to make it as linear as possible.

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Read all about the 13 principles in The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link).
Episode #91 - The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper
Sign up for my monthly newsletter, the Latest Lazy Letter(the next one comes out Wednesday!)
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Lazy Genius of the Week

Angela Kidde Taylor, who shared this tip in the Lazy Genius Facebook group:

After a taco night, I dump all the bits and pieces of leftovers into a taco soup bag for the freezer. When I’m ready for soup, I empty the contents of the bag as a starter. It saves time and the leftovers aren’t wasted.

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

Bonus: The Lazy Genius Guide to Understanding Football Nov 24, 2021

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We’re doing something a little different around here today with a bonus episode! We might start playing around with some of these that are deeply specific in the future, or it might be just this one. But I have had enough of you ask me to explain football so I present to you The Lazy Genius Guide to Understanding Football.

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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#237 - A Quick Word Before Thanksgiving Nov 22, 2021

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It’s easy to feel like this particular week is pretty condensed. It’s hard, for me at least, to let Thanksgiving just be Thanksgiving. So I want to take a few minutes to center us this week before everything ramps up, whatever that looks like for you and your family.

Helpful Companion Links

Claim your November preorder bonus for The Lazy Genius Kitchen here
Practical past Thanksgiving episodes:#133 - 10 Helpful Thanksgiving Strategies, #130 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything, #131 - The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
Mindset and gratitude episodes: #38 - The Lazy Genius Practices Thankfulness, #182 - Loving People You Disagree With
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#236 - 10 Things Saving My Life Right Now Nov 15, 2021

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Lots of people on the Internet love to share what’s saving their life, so do I, and so do you! Talking about some favorite things definitely has an ease that disagreeing with a partner doesn’t. Plus, y’all really love these episodes, so here’s one for the fall. I have ten things, some products, a hobby, a yogurt I can’t get enough of… all kinds of things. Let’s jump in.

Stuff Mentioned

Tell us how we’re doing at The Lazy Genius Collective via the 2021 Lazy Genius Survey. Submissions close Wednesday, November 17.
Baggy, art-teacher-looking cotton linen overalls
Kenra Clarifying Shampoo
My IG post about actually being good at traveling despite saying I’m not good at it
Laura Tremaine (Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First) and Andy Baxter (Penny and Sparrow)
Stephen King’s Different Seasons
Elise Blaha Cripe on Instagram (@elisejoy)
Owala water bottle (and here’s where you can find the charming and fun Courtney Cleveland)
Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner
The Lazy Genius Kitchen releases March 22, 2022 (but you can preorder it and get bonuses now!)
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#235 - When You Disagree on What Matters Nov 08, 2021

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This episode is dedicated to the hundreds of you who have asked me over the years how you handle disagreeing about what matters with someone you love. In this Lazy Genius way of living, we seek to support what matters most, and those things are different for everyone, right? So today, I’m going to share three simple questions to ask when you disagree on what matters.

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A previous episode that might be helpful: #40 The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
Find all 13 Lazy Genius principles in The Lazy Genius Way available wherever books are sold
Claim your November preorder bonuses for The Lazy Genius Kitchen! Preorder the book, then let us know about it here.
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#234 - 10 Rules for Holiday Gift Giving Nov 01, 2021

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You might be done with your holiday shopping already or maybe you haven’t started. Either way, these rules can still add some lightness and help to the next couple of months.

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