The Lazy Genius Podcast

The Overlooked Secret to Loving Your Home

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

How to Better Channel Your Big Black Trash Bag Energy

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 dieta...

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

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ho...

Simple and Meaningful Ways to Rest

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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)

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

What's Saving My Life

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It (Rerun)

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 Lik...

Office Hours

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Chores for Normals: Make 20 Minutes Enough

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 2

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Life has many probelms and learning to navigate them with kindness while practically solving them is such a valuable skill to learn. It’s kind of th...

12 Ways to Be a Better Problem Solver, Part 1

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Bonus: A New Year Pep Talk with Gretchen Rubin

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

January often arrives with a mix of motivation and overwhelm—fresh starts, lofty goals, and the pressure to do things differently. To explore this c...

Permission to Not Be Great

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 li...

What to Do Before a Winter House Reset

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Links Orde...

Bonus: How to Approach Holiday Downtime

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are releasing an extra episode for you as you enjoy your winter holidays. This is an episode from a while back that I think will be a great additio...

How Wonder Shows Up When You Slow Down

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to stay in prep mode after being in it for so long. But today, I want us to remember that the wonder of any season, Christmas or otherwise...

How to Finish Last Minute To-Do Lists (Part 2)

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you start to go wide-eyed when you look at your to-do list and have a low-key sense of dread that it’ll all get done in time, this episode is for...

Keeping Up With Chores When Life Is Extra Busy

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Regular life doesn’t stop just because it’s December. When life is busy, the ordinary things tend to get the shaft because we’re trying to tend ...

When You’re Maxed Out

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of year again, when we’re all feeling a bit like, “When it rains, it pours.” Most of the rain is really quite lovely, but this ...

10 Ways to Simplify a Holiday Gathering

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I think we could all use some help when it comes to holiday gatherings or just larger family gatherings in general. Uncommon situations often produce...

Presenting unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where bold, unfiltered conversations take place about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of ...

#443 - What’s Saving My Life

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to welcome back our old friend who we get to hang out with every season. These episodes where I share what’s saving my life have become ...

#442 - Thoughtful Gift-Giving When Budgets Are Tight

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are entering the season where we’re beginning to think about holiday gifts, especially on a limited budget which many of us are right now. I’m ...

#441 - What to Do When Everything Is a Little Annoying

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I feel like it’ll take just one sassy comment or one missed homework assignment or one line at the store that’s longer than I expected b...

#440 - How to Make the Rest of 2025 Easier

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s around this point, towards the end of October, that we all start feeling the pressure. The rest of the year is coming like a snowball rolling d...

#439 - Chores I Do Every Day, Part 2

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

#438 - Office Hours: Routines

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#437 - 10 Things I Always Do When I Have People Over

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wor...

Introducing Simpsons Declassified with Nancy Cartwright

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Springfiel...

#435 - Your Five-Step Guide to a Joyful Busy Season

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#434 - 10 Ways I Feel Like Myself

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 pull...

#433 - When Your To-Do List Feels Too Long

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 pr...

#432 - 10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of the Lazy Genius

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#431 - 5 Things to Avoid When Planning a Busy Season

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 lo...

#429 - The Best Ideas to End the Summer

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wee...

#427 - When You’re Overwhelmed by the World

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 appl...

#426 - Office Hours

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 resetti...

#425 A Pep Talk for the Middle of the Year Blur

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is anyone else feeling blurry? I’m feeling surprisingly exhausted and a little slower than usual. The summer stretch is lovely in its spaciousness b...

#424 - My Favorite Books of the Year So Far

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#423 - How to Get Unstuck When Your Space Is a Mess

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 talk...

#422 - Six Small Things I Do Every Day That Are Making a Big Difference

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Welcome to The Moth: A Family Circus

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#421 - How to Handle Bad Moods

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

#419 - 5 Things to Do Before Summer Begins

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 co...

# 417 - My Favorite Planning Tool Ever

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

#416 - What’s Saving My Life

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

#415 - How I Keep My Kitchen (Mostly) Clean

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ter...

#414 - What I Hope My Kids Know When They Move Out

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Introducing: What We Spend

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 nav...

#412 - 6 Common Mistakes When Naming What Matters

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#411 - 10 Things to Do Before Taking a Trip

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

#409 - How to Parent When Your Kid Is Annoying

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#408 - Three Surprising Steps to a Clean House

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

#407 - How to Create a Flexible Weekly Plan

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

#405 - What’s Saving My Life Right Now

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 joy...

#404 - 10 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

#402 - Office Hours

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Y’all are super familiar with this episode by now, but I’m going to take some of your questions from Instagram and Lazy Genius them. I will say th...

#401 - How to Live in Your Season (Without Resenting It)

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live in your season is one of the thirteen Lazy Genius principles I write about in my first book, The Lazy Genius Way, and fun fact: it was the hardes...

#400 - How to Feel Satisfied with Your Celebrations

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrations are strangely complicated. Sometimes we shy away from them, especially if we’re celebrating something about ourselves. Other times we h...

#399 - It’s a New Year… Let’s Name What’s Working

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The beginning of the year or the beginning of anything often has us rethinking our routines and rhythms and systems and choices to see if there’s an...

#398 - 5 Things to Remember Before January Begins

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are right in the middle of this sometimes blissful, sometimes annoying, sometimes deeply ordinary week between Christmas and New Years. Since 2025 ...

#397 - My Favorite Things of 2024

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I cannot tell you how excited I am about this episode. I’ve been keeping a note on my phone all year of my favorite discoveries and moments and just...

#396 - What’s on My Someday List

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I talk about the concept of The Someday List in my most recent book, The PLAN, and it’s something I came up with as a reframe of goals and dreams. I...

#395 - How to Finish Last Minute Lists

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

December loves last minute lists, and they never seem to end. I’ve got some ideas for you to finish your last minute list without losing your mind. ...

#394 - 5 Ways to Feel Grounded in a Busy Month

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finding balance is actually a major drain on our energy and calm and contentment. What we really want is to feel grounded, whether that’s in a busy ...

#393 - What’s Saving My Life

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I keep thinking I’ll get tired of this practice since I do it every quarter, but as time goes on, I love it even more. The regular rhythm of noticin...

#392 - How to Make the Rest of 2024 Easier

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are a mere six weeks away from 2025 which is a Jetsons number, y’all. What does 2025 even mean?! It’s the busiest time of the year for a lot of...

#391 - 7 Things You Shouldn’t Expect Your Planner to Do

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alright, let’s huddle up. It’s the middle of November. Now that Halloween is over and we’re into the November swing, the avalanche of holiday st...

#390 - How to Make Decisions with a Big Group

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guess is you come across these fairly often but most certainly this time of year. Making decisions with a big group usually starts with someone in ...

#389 - Office Hours

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time again where I answer your questions on the podcast, helping you Lazy Genius life’s regular ol’ problems. Even though a lot of th...

#388 - The Most Freeing Piece of Time Management Advice You’ll Ever Hear

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PLAN, my book on compassionate time management has been in the world for two weeks now, and I really hope you all have been enjoying it.  Books s...

#387 - 7 Things I Do When Life Feels Chaotic

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Even the best compassionate time management practices won’t make chaos go away. In fact, compassionate time management just helps us feel more calm ...

#386 - 10 Reasons Why Compassionate Time Management Changes Everything

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Compassionate time management is needed, and I believe that I am uniquely qualified to teach, share, and encourage it. I’m a recovering perfectionis...

# 385 - How to Manage an Odd Stretch of Time

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An odd stretch of time is when something significant changes the vibe of your daily life over a handful of days. Whether it’s a sickness, an injury,...

#384 - 3 Time Management Shifts That Will Change Your Life

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been doing a lot of interviews recently, and a lot of the questions are understandably connected to the things we could or should be doing to h...

#383 - What’s Saving My Life Hall of Fame

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We do What’s Saving My Life episodes regularly, just about every quarter, and I find the practice helpful, light, enjoyable, and necessary to keep m...

#382 - How to Manage Calendar Logistics

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone has calendars to logistic (I know that’s not right, but I like it), and for certain people, seasons, families, those logistics feel like th...

#381 - The Real Reason Planning Is Hard

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re into compassionate time management around here, but it’s not just pep talks and high fives. We’re practical and kind, but we’re also edu...

#380 - Finding What You Need When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you feel overwhelmed without knowing what to do, the overwhelming feeling stays big and might get bigger which then feels like a problem. So here...

#379 - How to Help Kids Clean Their Room

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I’m sharing a loose five-step framework for cleaning a room. If you do not have kids, this episode is not geared as much toward you. However,...

#378 - 13 Principles That Will Change Your Life Forever

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the four-year anniversary of my first book, The Lazy Genius Way, and we’re going to celebrate by dedicating an entire episode to the...

#377 - Office Hours

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I do these episodes about once every season where I take your questions and problems and Lazy Genius them here in an episode. It’s a great way to ha...

#376 - The Lazy Genius Back-to-School Checklist

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

August is almost here, and when it hits, it hits hard, especially if you have kids going back to school. So today, I’m going to do some of the work ...

#375 - Behind-the-Scenes of the Book I Swore I’d Never Write

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My third book, The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius, releases in 78 days! Completely arbitrary, but on this random summer Monday, it sounds f...

#374 - What’s Saving My Life: Summer Edition

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, I did an episode on all of your best summer ideas, and today I’m sharing the ten things we’re doing this summer that are saving my life...

#373 - Best Summer Hacks from the Lazy Genius Community

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I asked y’all on Instagram for your best summer lifesavers so far, and holy moly did you guys deliver. These are some of the best ideas that align s...

#372 - 10 Things I Wish I’d Known In My 20s

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As often happens when we go through life, we learn things along the way. And sometimes we learn things that we so desperately wish we had learned earl...