The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done
by: Kendra Adachi (0)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠Being a Lazy Genius isn't about doing more or doing less. Itâs about doing what matters to you.
 âI could not be more excited about this book.ââJenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast Â
The chorus of âshouldsâ is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun, track your water consumption, go on date nights, and be the best. Or maybe you should ignore what people think, live on dry shampoo, be a negligent PTA mom, have a dirty house, and claim your hot mess like a badge of honor.
 Itâs so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well. Â
Kendra Adachi, the creator of the Lazy Genius movement, invites you to live well by your own definition and equips you to be a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesnât. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendraâs thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including:Â Â
⢠Decide once ⢠Start small ⢠Ask the Magic Question ⢠Go in the right order ⢠Schedule rest Â
Discover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone elseâs âshoulds.â Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.
 âI could not be more excited about this book.ââJenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast Â
The chorus of âshouldsâ is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun, track your water consumption, go on date nights, and be the best. Or maybe you should ignore what people think, live on dry shampoo, be a negligent PTA mom, have a dirty house, and claim your hot mess like a badge of honor.
 Itâs so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well. Â
Kendra Adachi, the creator of the Lazy Genius movement, invites you to live well by your own definition and equips you to be a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesnât. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendraâs thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including:Â Â
⢠Decide once ⢠Start small ⢠Ask the Magic Question ⢠Go in the right order ⢠Schedule rest Â
Discover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone elseâs âshoulds.â Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.
The Quotes
When you care about something, you try to do it well. When you care about everything, you do nothing well, which then compels you to try even harder. Welcome to being tired.
Living in your season means letting your frustrations breathe but not be in charge.
Small steps are easy. Easy steps are sustainable. Sustainable steps keep moving. Movement, not necessarily a finish line, is the new goal.
The Magic Question, put simply, is this: What can I do now to make life easier later?
You can be real when life is in order and when itâs falling apart. Life is beautifully both.