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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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How I Handle My Kids and Phones
When I shared in last month’s newsletter that my teenage boys finally got cell phones, the response was overwhelming. It was so big, we pivoted our pl...
What Is and Isn’t Working For Me This Summer
Last week, I shared all kinds of tips from you guys about making summer easier, and this week I’m sharing the things that have and have not worked for...
Bonus: 10 Things I Always Do When I Have People Over (Rerun)
Today is a bonus episode perfect for the middle of the summer. Chances are good you’re having people over or very much want to. Summer feels like an i...
Crowdsourced Tips for an Easier Summer
We are smackdab in the middle of summer, and now seems like a great time to assess what’s working and what’s making summer easier. One of the best par...
The Dinner Bowl Formula
Every time I make a meal in a bowl, it’s like I’m writing a love letter to myself. And dinner bowls are wildly helpful in the summer. Having a dinner...
Kindly Living with Your Kids All Summer Long
This is an episode to help us be kind people to our people, particularly in this summer season when kids are usually home. We all want to be kind peop...
How to Deal with a Messy House All Summer Long
If your summer looks different than the rest of the year because you have kids at home and everything is more chaotic or your rhythms are a little dif...
Easy Summer Reading Ideas
We’ve collected a handful of great summer reading ideas across several categories that I’m going to share with you today, along with my own personal i...
5 Things to Do Before Summer Begins (Rerun)
Today is a bonus episode for you that I think will help you ease into summer. We like to release favorite reruns so you don’t have to go digging for a...
Easier Summer Chores for Families
When kids are home all the time, the house gets dirtier, patience gets shorter, and the pressure to make every day count mounts. Today, we’re going to...
How I’m Making My Summer Plans Happen
Every summer, I go into the season with big plans. As my kids grow and as our season of life changes, my approach to the summer feels a little differe...
How to Lazy Genius Annoying Responsibilities
I’ve got ‘em, you’ve got ‘em, we’ve all got ‘em. Annoying responsibilities like scheduling doctor’s appointments, updating insurance, renewing stuff,...
Introducing Family Lore
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating...
What’s Saving My Life
Once a quarter, I share the things that have been saving my life that season, and I hope it’s encouragement for you all to make your own list. I just...
Bonus: Office Hours with the Office Ladies
I’m delighted to welcome Jenna and Angela back to the show today! They joined me on the show for a special edition of Office Hours to celebrate joinin...
10 Years of The Lazy Genius Podcast!
You guys! This show is 10 years old. This week is our tenth birthday, and I cannot believe I’ve been making this show for as long as my daughter has b...
How to Declutter Your Week
If your calendar feels like it's yelling at you, you're not alone. Welcome to Maycember. It's end-of-the-year energy, but in May. Instead of trying to...
Ask Me Anything
We have never done an episode like this before, and I’m so excited to do it today. I know an AMA isn’t like Truth or Dare at a sleepover (spoiler aler...
How to Create Healthy Phone Habits
Today, we’re going to talk about how to create healthy phone habits. Healthy habits are personal. What’s healthy or unhealthy for me might not be for...
How to Lazy Genius Kids’ Screentime (Rerun)
We like to rerun old episodes that still feel relevant and maybe even needed during this season, so today we want to share with you Episode 210: How t...
Office Hours
We love Office Hours. Once a quarter, folks send in their problems they want to Lazy Genius, and I answer them in this episode. We get questions that...
The Lazy Genius Guide to Planning a Trip
I’ve done a handful of travel-related episodes on the podcast over the years, but I realized I’ve never done an episode about planning an actual trip....
The Overlooked Secret to Loving Your Home
A few weeks ago, I followed my boys as they walked into the house, and one of them said, “Man, I love home.” And the other said, “Me, too. Home is pre...
Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch
Usually here at The Lazy Genius, I’m here to help you find practical ways to manage your time so you can finally feel like a person again. Part of tha...
How to Better Channel Your Big Black Trash Bag Energy
You know that feeling of wanting to burn everything to the ground and start over? I like to call that Big Black Trash Bag Energy, and today, I want to...
How to Easily Feed Your People
I could talk about meals my entire life and never run out of things to say. There are so many decisions, and things like seasons, budgets, and dietar...
The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need (Rerun)
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...
Simple and Meaningful Ways to Rest
Daily rest is the sustainable driving force of living whole, present lives. We wrongly think that rest comes from big, sweeping things, like vacations...
How to Get Better at Projects
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 c...
The Lazy Genius Makes Soup (Rerun)
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 t...
What's Saving My Life
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, on...
How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It (Rerun)
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. Th...
Office Hours
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 l...
Chores for Normals: Make 20 Minutes Enough
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...
12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 2
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...
12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 1
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 mat...
Bonus: A New Year Pep Talk with Gretchen Rubin
January often arrives with a mix of motivation and overwhelm—fresh starts, lofty goals, and the pressure to do things differently. To explore this com...
Permission to Not Be Great
I’m all for setting goals, trying new things, and tracking what matters. Those are all good and worthy pursuits. But today, I want to offer you a litt...
What to Do Before a Winter House Reset
I can feel it. This is the week. Or at least the week is coming where you look at the holiday decorations and extra presents and general detritus from...
Favorite Discoveries of 2025
This is a roundup of all my favorite things I’ve discovered and loved this year only. It’s a really fun list.
Helpful Companion Li...