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The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need (Rerun) Mar 05, 2026

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Today is a bonus episode where we’re resurrecting an old episode that feels like a good thing to listen to right now. The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need is one of those episodes we didn’t expect to become a classic, but it kind of has. It helps differentiate different kinds of rest and what you might actually need. It’s why when people, even people like me, tell you to take a nap and it doesn’t help, it might be because you’re looking for a different kind of rest than what napping offers.

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Episode #458: Simple and Meaningful Ways to Rest
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#458 - Simple and Meaningful Ways to Rest Mar 02, 2026

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Daily rest is the sustainable driving force of living whole, present lives. We wrongly think that rest comes from big, sweeping things, like vacations or long weekends away. Those are great, but we all need ways to rest and feel like ourselves every single day. So today, we’re going to hear from you.

Over a hundred of you shared ideas of how you get simple, meaningful rest, and we have curated a list of ideas and experiences to share. You might hear your own idea or voice on this episode, but more than that I hope you hear yourself, your own experience, that you hear solidarity and a simple, meaningful idea that can help you rest in a sustainable, reasonable, do-it-right-now way.

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#457 - How to Get Better at Projects Feb 23, 2026

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Life is full of projects. Some are fun, like my album project of 2026, and some are less fun, like cleaning out a garage. But we all have them, will continue to have them, and you can probably think of one that needs doing right now. It’s nice to have some tools to lean on that help you get better at projects, to start projects you’ll finish, and finish projects that matter to you. So today I’ll share ten ways to get better at projects.

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The Project Playbook
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The Lazy Genius Makes Soup (Rerun) Feb 16, 2026

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Well, friends, my voice has officially left the building. She’s been gone for a week now, and despite my best efforts (and an unreasonable amount of tea), she has not returned.

So today, we’re doing something a little different. A very special guest is introducing the show, and because she so generously stepped in, I let her choose her favorite episode for us to revisit!

So break out your ladles as we head back in time to March 2018, when we first talked about making soup on the show. I can’t wait to be back next week with a brand new episode. Thanks for understanding, y’all!

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The Lazy Genius Loses Weight
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#456 - What's Saving My Life Feb 09, 2026

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We do these episodes once a quarter where I share the things - big, small, and varied - that are saving my life right now. It’s a beloved practice, one we’ve been doing for a long time together. Barbara Brown Taylor was the person originally credited for this phrase, and many of us on the Internet really love the simplicity and breadth it offers. So today I’m going to share my list.

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Episode #160: Wear Makeup Like a Lazy Genius
Elta MD Tinted Sunscreen
Merit Beauty Foundation Stick
RMS Powdered Bronzer
RMS Powdered Luminizer
Glossier Cloud Paint in Burst
Kosas Eyebrow Pencil
Bobbi Brown Longwear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Nude Beach
Bobbi Brown Longwear Cream Waterproof Eyeliner Stick in Panther
Merit Beauty Clean Lash
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How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It (Rerun) Feb 05, 2026

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Today we’re running an old episode that I think you’ll appreciate hearing now. It’s Episode 238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It. This happens every day, and I hope these tools help you get your stuff done a little more easily.

At the end of the episode, I’ll share a short list of personal reminders that help me get stuff done when I don’t feel like it, too.

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Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper
Episode #403: How I Get Stuff Done When I Don’t Feel Like It
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#455 - Office Hours Feb 02, 2026

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I’m always so excited when this episode comes around. Either through voice memo, email, or Instagram, you guys share the challenges of your everyday lives, and we try and Lazy Genius them together, finding compassionate solutions that match the season of life.

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Episode #235: When You Disagree on What Matters
Episode #325: Dealing with Differences on How Something Is Done
Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor
Episode #298: How to Keep Up with Household Habits
Episode Three of The Lazy Genius Kitchen video series (making regular dinners on a regular basis)
Watch the whole series here
Episode #333: 7 Ways to Always Know What to Wear
Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler (out April 7)
House Rules by Myquillyn Smith (aka The Nester)
Episode #332: How to Enjoy Your Evening Hours
The Next Right Thing podcast by Emily P. Freeman
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#454 - Chores for Normals: Make 20 Minutes Enough Jan 26, 2026

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When it comes to normals like us, people are just trying to live our lives with kindness and contentment, we don’t need to get all up in a twist about housecleaning. Let’s be wise about our homes, what matters in them, and find a way to make twenty minutes enough.

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Episode #21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
Episode #113: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated!
Episode #427: When You’re Overwhelmed by the World
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#453 - 12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 2 Jan 19, 2026

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Life has many problems and learning to navigate them with kindness while practically solving them is such a valuable skill to learn. It’s kind of the whole vibe of what we do here. We’re learning to be better problem solvers in all kinds of situations, and these 12 tools are essential to solving problems like a Lazy Genius.

Last week, we covered the first five ways, so if you didn’t catch that episode yet, give it a listen before this one.

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Episode #452: How to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 1
My Absolute Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
“I Want Them Now” Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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#452 - 12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 1 Jan 12, 2026

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Problems are everywhere. Shoes never get put away, you’re always out of spoons, your brakes are squeaking but you don’t know if it’s bad enough to matter, you miss your friend who lives four states away and feel like you don’t know how to connect anymore. This episode and next week’s are about those kinds of problems and how to solve them.

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Bonus: A New Year Pep Talk with Gretchen Rubin
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