The Lazy Genius Podcast
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The Lazy Genius Podcast
Part systems expert, part permission giver, Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius, is here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
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#439 - Chores I Do Every Day, Part 2
Chores I Do Every Day, Part 1 is one of our most popular episodes we’ve ever done, but it was three and a half years ago. A lot has changed in our hom...
#438 - Office Hours: Routines
We have an Office Hours episode once a quarter where you send in your questions and I answer them here on the podcast. This is the first time we’ve ha...
#437 - 10 Things I Always Do When I Have People Over
This is a community that values people and relationships and connection, and having people into our homes is so integral to us building homes, neighbo...
#436 - How to Pivot Gracefully: A Guide for the Sick, Tired, and Overwhelmed
What do we do when we’re hit with something out of our control within our own bodies, in the bodies of people we love and live with, or from the world...
Introducing Simpsons Declassified with Nancy Cartwright
Simpsons fans —THE VAULT IS OPEN!
I’m Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and I’m finally taking you inside Sprin...
#435 - Your Five-Step Guide to a Joyful Busy Season
October through December sometimes feels like a really fun roller coaster but you don’t always feel like you have time to buckle your seatbelt. This e...
#434 - 10 Ways I Feel Like Myself
I get this question a lot, “How do you figure out what makes you feel like yourself? Is it even possible when you’re wearing all the hats and pulled i...
#433 - When Your To-Do List Feels Too Long
In today’s episode, I’m giving you five questions to ask to help you get your to-do list in a place that feels way more doable. It’s a simple process...
#432 - 10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of the Lazy Genius
We have been a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t for an entire decade! We are a fourth grader. It’s amazing. To...
#431 - 5 Things to Avoid When Planning a Busy Season
August is in full swing, and for many of you, that means your lives are, too. You might have some itchy planning energy or feel like you should have p...
#430 - What’s Saving My Life
I love these episodes, and y’all do, too. If you’re new here, this is a question created awhile back by Barbara Brown Taylor, and it’s such a lovely w...
#429 - The Best Ideas to End the Summer
Summer is by no means over, but as Lazy Geniuses, we do care about living in our season and marking moments well. One of my favorite ways to do this i...
#428 - How to Make a New School Year Easier
It’s the last Monday of July, so the energy is about to shift to getting back to school. August is a vibe. Even our Lazy Genius of the Week this week...
#427 - When You’re Overwhelmed by the World
On the average day, we’re already at least a little bit overwhelmed by our personal problems, and what I’m going to share today will actually apply to...
#426 - Office Hours
These are quarterly episodes where I take the questions y’all shared with me on Instagram and answer them here. Today, we’re talking about resetting a...
#425 A Pep Talk for the Middle of the Year Blur
Is anyone else feeling blurry? I’m feeling surprisingly exhausted and a little slower than usual. The summer stretch is lovely in its spaciousness but...
#424 - My Favorite Books of the Year So Far
It’s the end of June which means we’re halfway through the year, so I want to share with you my favorite books of the year so far! Maybe you’ll hear a...
#423 - How to Get Unstuck When Your Space Is a Mess
People create a mess, and chances are you have more people in your home right now than usual. Obviously that’s not true for everyone, but I’m talking...
#422 - Six Small Things I Do Every Day That Are Making a Big Difference
Naming the small things is so important and a practice I’ll continue long after this podcast is over, and today’s episode is in the same spirit. I wan...
Welcome to The Moth: A Family Circus
We're excited to bring you a hilarious and heartwarming episode of The Moth, A Family Circus. On this episode, you’ll hear two stories all about the h...
#421 - How to Handle Bad Moods
Bad moods run rampant in unusual seasons, and for many of you, summer definitely is. Kids are home, temperatures and tempers are high, proximity is co...
# 420 - How to Plan a Day That Has No Plan
When your days are all reaction and no intention, especially with kids, stress tends to take the wheel. In this episode, we’re talking about how a loo...
#419 - 5 Things to Do Before Summer Begins
Today is Memorial Day in the US, so pools are opening, school is starting to slow down or finish completely, and we are entering the abyss, I mean, be...
# 418 - My Take on Kids and Technology
Kids and screen time. Kids and phones. Kids and rotting brains because that’s kind of what we’re afraid of. But also a lot of things about what comes...
# 417 - My Favorite Planning Tool Ever
I’m sharing my favorite planning tool ever, something that doesn’t start big or push perfection but instead honors your season, your energy, and what...
#416 - What’s Saving My Life
If you’re new here, this is a favorite episode we do once a quarter. Barbara Brown Taylor, a fantastic author, coined this phrase years ago: what’s sa...
#415 - How I Keep My Kitchen (Mostly) Clean
We spend so much time in our kitchens—making food, cleaning up food, putting away food. The mess that comes out of that room is nothing short of terri...
#414 - What I Hope My Kids Know When They Move Out
My oldest is wrapping up his freshman year of high school, and I can feel how fast it’s all going. This episode is about what I hope he—and all my kid...
Introducing: What We Spend
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial s...
#413 Office Hours
It’s time for another Office Hours episode! Every quarter, you send in your questions and challenges, and I offer a Lazy Genius lens to help you navig...
#412 - 6 Common Mistakes When Naming What Matters
Naming what matters is the whole foundation of everything we do here, and I think it’s also one of the most challenging. Today, I’m going to share six...
#411 - 10 Things to Do Before Taking a Trip
As we get a little closer to spring break and summer which inevitably involves a trip or two, I wanted to do an episode to help us think about trips w...
#410 - How to Deal with All the Paper
I did an episode on organizing paper over five years ago, and it’s solid. But it’s time to look at it again. Because paper is everywhere. It’s like Mi...
#409 - How to Parent When Your Kid Is Annoying
Kids are wonderful. Kids are also annoying. Parenting asks us to love them while they push our buttons, and if we don’t think ahead, we might react in...
#408 - Three Surprising Steps to a Clean House
If you think like a Lazy Genius, there are three surprising steps to a clean house. They’re a short little row of dominoes that impact how you see you...
#407 - How to Create a Flexible Weekly Plan
This kind of episode is like Christmas for me. I love talking about planning but with a compassionate, flexible bent. We do not need anymore rigidity...
#406 - Big Sister Pep Talk: You’re Not Selfish
I’m always honored when you all say I’m the big sister you’ve never had, and I think sometimes we need a good ol’ pep talk from a big sister. Today’s...
#405 - What’s Saving My Life Right Now
Man, I love these episodes. I love lists so that’s obviously a blast, but intentionally looking for the good things, the life-saving things, the joyfu...
#404 - 10 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos
For whatever cocktail of reasons, life just feels like a lot right now. An extra amount of a lot. Constant chaos feels like the norm instead of the ex...
#403 - How I Get Stuff Done When I Don’t Feel Like It
This is a universal problem. All of us have stuff we have to do and we just don’t feel like doing it. So either we don’t do it and get behind or we do...