The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done

by Kendra Adachi

Ebook, 2020

Status

Available

Call number

158.1000

Genres

General Nonfiction

Mind and Body

Nonfiction

Religion & Spirituality

All Topics

Collection

ebooks

Publication

The Crown Publishing Group

Description

Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � Being a Lazy Genius isn't about doing more or doing less. It�s about doing what matters to you. �I could not be more excited about this book.��Jenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast The chorus of �shoulds� 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. It�s so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well. 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 doesn�t. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendra�s thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including: � Decide once � Start small � Ask the Magic Question � Go in the right order � Schedule rest Discover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone else�s �shoulds.� Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member bookworm12

I think I’ve lived most of my life as a Lazy Genius, but I never knew what that term until this week. This book’s focus on pouring energy into the things that matter to you and letting go of the rest was profound to me. I particularly loved the suggestions to make fixed decisions wherever you

can and to take small steps towards your goal instead of staying big and failing. Also the Magic Question: What can I do now to make life easier later?

“Tend to the necessary before it becomes urgent.”

Take Aways:
- One yoga pose a day
- One minute of deep breaths on the front porch
- Crockpot Mondays
- Fixed Gifts
- Outfit Uniform

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LibraryThing member Melissa_O

Anyone familiar with Kendra Adachi, the lazy genius, knows that she believes that you should be a genius about things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. What matters is going to vary person to person. This is not a self-help book that is going to give you a step by step guide of how

to improve your life. It is not going to tell you this is what you need to do to better your life or be successful. Instead, she offers 13 principles she uses in her own life to help her be able to focus her energy on those things that matter to her. She is very down to earth and encouraging to her readers. Her stories are quite relatable. This is a book I see myself reading again from time to time for a refresher.

I was given a copy of this book by Waterbrook and Multnomah through Netgalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

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LibraryThing member Jthierer

There is definitely an audience for a book like this, but unfortunately that audience is not me. A lot of these tips assume that you are an overscheduled, slightly neurotic suburban mom who is choosing to be that way (versus that way because of outside factors like multiple jobs, special needs

kids, or balancing work and school). If you don't see yourself in at least the first half of that description I don't think this book is going to speak to you. I'm disappointed I didn't like this more because I really like Kendra's Instagram presence and the handful of podcasts I've listened to, but most of the examples in this book felt either irrelevant or really, really obvious to me. That said, if you do see yourself in the description of her target audience, I suspect this might be right up your alley.

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