The Lazy Genius Podcast
Episodes
#371 - How to Lazy Genius a Day Trip
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is often a season for day trips for many reasons. Let’s apply the Lazy Genius Method to day trips to help you plan yours, but as we do, remem...
#370 The Ins and Outs of Summer Reading
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is for those of you who would classify yourselves as readers and those of you who would not. I want us to look at the aspects of summer r...
#369 - The Snack Episode
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The decision tree that comes from "Can I have a snack?!" is exhausting, whether the question is coming from your kids or yourself. Snacks, especia...
#368 - My Playbook for a Lazy Genius Summer
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For many of you, it’s summer, or you might already be a couple of weeks in. Regardless, I’m going to share my plan for a Lazy Genius summer, and h...
# 367 - What’s Saving My Life Right Now
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We do this episode every season, and I have seven things to share with you. But what do you do when things that normally save your life don’t work i...
#366 - Twenty Helpful Decisions I Keep Repeating
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My first book The Lazy Genius Way introduces 13 Lazy Genius principles that help you name what matters, ditch what doesn’t, and get stuff done. The ...
#365 - How to Have an Easier Maycember
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know the feeling of Maycember. May has a similar energy to the beautiful chaos of December, but we forget it’s like that until we’re in it. I n...
#364 When Life Feels Like a Fire Hose
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes life feels like a fire hose, a constant stream of events or tasks or humans or needs or stimulation that wear you down, metaphorically soak ...
#363 Office Hours with Kendra
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is our quarterly episode where I take your problems and try and Lazy Genius them! Today, as always for these episodes, I’ll put the questions f...
#362 - A Simple Strategy for Your To-Do List
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Y’all know I love helping us deal with our to-do lists. Life is full of things to do, and sometimes we feel buried in all that wants our attention. ...
#361 - Two Things That Make Friendship Easier
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter your level of extroversion or introversion, your age, your life stage, or any other factor, we all need friends. I tend to focus on more con...
#360 - A Pep Talk for the Perpetually Tired
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is this maybe the most appropriately named pep talk of all time? Quite possibly. I have a feeling a lot of you always feel tired. In fact, like me, yo...
#359 - 7 Routines That Work for Me
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While this episode is definitely seven routines that work for me, the reason I’m sharing them is not so that you will do them because they’ll work...
#358 - How to Kindly and Efficiently Get Where You Need to Go
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all have places we need to go, and we want to kindly and efficiently get there. That looks different for everyone though. I’m going to break this...
#357 - Your Planning Playbook for Spring 2024
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most foundational principles of managing your time like a Lazy Genius is to think about your season. We all need tangible help with plannin...
#356 What’s Saving My Life Right Now
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a beloved quarterly episode where I share the things in my life that are saving it. It could be products that bring joy or efficiency, moments...
#355 What to Do When You’re Bored with Your Life
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This feeling hits all of us at some point. You’re bored with the meals you eat, the clothes you wear, the stuff in your house, bored with your job, ...
Bonus: Office Ladies Update
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, I invited Jenna and Angela from our beloved Office Ladies Podcast to join me for Office Hours so we could Lazy Genius something real ...
#354 - Office Hours with Kendra
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Office Hours episodes happen once a quarter, and in them, I help you Lazy Genius your life! I take questions from Instagram and answer them here on th...
#353 How to Plan a Project and Actually Finish It
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s nothing wrong with starting a project and not finishing it or living with many projects in various states of completion. This episode is sim...
#352 Office Hours with the Office Ladies
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna and Angela are here! This very special episode celebrates The Lazy Genius Podcast being the first show to join the Office Ladies Network! As you...
#351 - How to Lazy Genius Your Whole Life
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s make one thing clear right off the bat. You can Lazy Genius your whole life, but you can’t do it all at once. But it is possible and even so...
#350 - Starting Fresh When You Can’t Start Over
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I shared some of these words last January, and I need the reminder just as much as anyone, so we’re going to look at them again. Helpful Companio...
#349 10 Small Changes I’m Glad I Made
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the smackdab middle of January, and we all know about the January Feelings. Since many of those feelings tend to be big and expansive and beyon...
#348 - Why Habits Don't Demand Perfection with James Clear
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m no stranger to self-help books. Most of them have left me wanting, leaving me feeling like I’ve been given more to do. But when I read Atomic ...
#347 - How to Know What Brings You Joy
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years of this podcast, we’ve simply been tweaking the order of how we live, starting with who we are today, not who we wish to be in the fu...
#346 My 10 Favorite Discoveries of 2023
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yearly recaps are the most fun, aren’t they? I love seeing people’s reading lists and favorite things and all of the end of year reflections that ...
#345 - How to Approach Holiday Downtime
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For some of you listening, you’re close to entering a longer breaker from regular life. The winter holidays are upon us, Christmas is one week away,...
#344 Kendra Gets Personal
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're doing something a little different. Kelly Corrigan, host of PBS's Tell Me More and the podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders, is here to pull ba...
#343 - What’s Saving My Life
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I love doing these episodes once a quarter where I share the things that are saving my life right now, things that are bringing me joy, making life ea...
#342 - How to Uncomplicate Your Holiday To-Do List
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
December is a unique month, and therefore, you need to approach that month and your long to-do list in a way that feels kind and human and grounded an...
#341 - The Real Reason It’s Hard to Get Stuff Done
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So we’ve tried to make the rest of 2023 easier, but even when we have a better understanding of what is going on, it can still be hard to get stuff ...
#340 - What’s Saving My Gift-Wrapping Life
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m going to share ten things, and these things make gift wrapping easier, more enjoyable, more fun, and in some ways more meaningf...
#339 - How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am legitimately so excited about this episode, and I know you are too. This type of episode from last year is still our most downloaded episode, and...
#338 - Lazy Genius Office Hours
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We do these episodes about once a quarter where I answer your questions in more detail than I’m able to in an Instagram Ask-Me-Anything and more pub...
#337 - How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I get asked about how to split the work load at home fairly often, especially in Instagram AMAs. I’m glad we get the chance to dive deep into it tod...
#336 - How to Lazy Genius Audiobooks
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Y’all know I love an episode about reading, so I’m pumped about this. Audiobooks are one of my favorite ways to read, but that’s a recent develo...
#335 - 7 Ways to Manage Daily Chaos
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re getting more practical. I’m going to share seven ways to manage daily chaos, and while you could apply one of these on its own, these...
#334 - How to Create a Relaxing Home Routine
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am aware of the irony of using the word “relaxing” when it comes to a home routine, especially during this time of year which tends to be on the...
#333 - 7 Ways to Always Know What to Wear
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m going to share 7 ways to always know what to wear. You can pick one, or you can pick all seven. Either way, you’re going to leave with ...
#332 - How to Enjoy Your Evening Hours
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m really excited about this topic because it is something every single person likely struggles with. The evening especially feels like time that w...
#331 - What’s Saving My Life
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t need to tell you that life is full and sometimes overwhelming and we need things that offer sparkle and light. Every quarter, I share my lis...
#330 - How I Handle a Busy Season
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you are transitioning from one season to another - like from summer to school or school to summer, from this job to that job, from being in a rel...
#329 10 Things to Do When You Don’t Want to Cook
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is likely a time of transition in your life. We are going into a new season, fall is coming, school has started, and all of this impacts our energy...
#328 - My 10 Most Memorable Books
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we reflect on things from the past that have meant something to us, it’s good for us. It’s fun! And since books are fairly universal as a thi...
Bonus: Packing School Lunches
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I did not anticipate recording this episode, but after this week’s Office Hours episode where I answered your questions, I realized that this partic...
#327 - Lazy Genius Office Hours
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode of this type where I take questions you asked on Instagram and answer them on the podcast. We’ve got a handful of great o...
#326 - How to Magic Question Your Morning
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the time of year when we start hearing a lot of buzz about transitioning to fall. If transitioning to fall is all the buzz, a morning routine ...
#325 - Dealing with Differences on How Something Is Done
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have situations where we disagree with someone on how something should be done, and we have to deal with that. We have to figure out how to mov...
#324 - How to Make the Rest of the Summer Easier
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The middle of seasons can be tricky in that you’re in multiple places at once. So let’s talk about how to take that energy and massage it out a bi...
#323 - How to Lazy Genius a Big Change
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common questions I get is how to Lazy Genius some kind of big change. A new city, job, kid, or relationship. Leaving a career, a frien...
#322 What to Do with Random Pockets of Time
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do with those little pockets of time between appointments or meetings or pickups and dropoffs? Our time feels out of whack somehow, and th...
#321 - How to Neutralize the Sunday Scaries
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s very likely all have felt this to varying degrees in varying seasons of our lives. One Sunday can feel fine, and the next we feel like everythi...
#320 - How to Feel Good About Free Time
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Free time is time that is free of responsibilities, obligations, and being beholden to someone else’s needs, wants, or whims. If that’s the case, ...
#319 - 21 Books for Your Summer Reading
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s already the middle of June, but there are still a solid eight weeks left of summer reading, and if you’re still on library hold lists for new...
Bonus: Summer and the Chuck Norris Effect
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm joined by my sister, Hannah, for our seasonal Lazy Sisters episode. You'll hear our list of how to improve your summer, aka how to bring Ch...
#318 - 10 Foods I’m Stocking This Summer
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is here, and summer food is a bit different than food in other seasons. There are a lot of things that can impact the way we eat in the summer....
#317 - 5 Steps to a Routine That Actually Works
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might be itching to get into your carefully planned summer routines, or maybe you know you want some but haven’t thought about what they are yet...
#316 - How to Not Bummer Your Summer
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Because of our wonky expectations about this supposedly magical season, we all have unmet expectations. There will be times when you don’t deal with...
#315 - Lazy Genius Office Hours!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a very exciting episode, the first of its kind and hopefully not the last! One of my favorite things about this job is helping you all Lazy G...
Bonus: The Disney World Episode
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My family of five went to Disney World for the first time in February of 2023, and I’m sharing the 13 things I’m glad we did and the four things w...
#314 - Put On Your Summer Face
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are entering summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, and it might be worth thinking about the sun and your face. This episode is part skincare...
#313 - 10 Questions for the Start of the Summer
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once May hits, it already feels like August is right around the corner. Time is weird, right? Everyone likely feels the urgency of the season in diffe...
#312 - My Favorite Chapter from The Lazy Genius Kitchen
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the one year anniversary of the release of my second book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, and today I want to celebrate that by sharing my f...
BONUS: Sisterhood, Songwriting, and Vulnerability Hangovers with Joseph
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a very special bonus episode where I get to talk to one of my favorite bands in the whole world, Joseph. They have a new album releasing tomo...
#311 What's Saving My Life Right Now
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode is presented by KFC. KFC chicken nuggets have made their debut and they truly are the perfect chicken nugget. Each one is hand-br...
#310 - How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most beautiful things about being a Lazy Genius is that you can Lazy Genius literally anything. Some of those solutions are linear, but fru...
#309 - The Friendship Episode, Part Two with Laura Tremaine
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's continue the conversation with friendship expert, Laura Tremaine! In this episode, she shares the rest of her list of 10 ways to start small in ...
#308 - The Friendship Episode, Part One with Laura Tremaine
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friendship is one of the most highly requested topics, and for good reason. No one can survive without a friend. For the next two weeks, I have my fav...
#307 - A More Helpful Way to Look at Spring Cleaning
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why “more helpful”? Because I think that most spring cleaning information I run across is not helpful, at least not how I need it to be. So today,...
BONUS: How to be a Person, Part Two with Aundi Kolber
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a way to compassionately experience stressful situations? There actually is, and author and licensed trauma therapist, Aundi Kolber, is on th...
#306 - What We Need to Have More Fun
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Being a person is tough. We all know this. Part of what I love about this job is offering encouragement and tools, not just to take the edge off, but ...
#305 - Dinner Permission with Ali Slagle
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Slagle is a food writer for The New York Times, the author of one of my favorite cookbooks, and an all-around delight. She’s here today to put s...
#304 - How to Rest When You’re Caring for Everyone Else
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s take a minute to validate the complexity that is caregiving. It’s loving and fulfilling and something we’re probably honored to do. Most o...
#303 - The 10 Most Helpful Episodes From the Last Two Years
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I get asked often where someone should start with the podcast since there are over 300 episodes now, and I always point them to that episode 200. But ...
#302: The Lazy Genius Guide to Basketball
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editor’s Note: This episode was slated to be a bonus episode, but then Team LG was struck with the stomach bug. Thanks for your understanding of thi...
#301 - How to Kindly Navigate a Changing Body
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode isn’t about how to kindly change your body. It’s about kindly navigating the fact that your body is changing. Those are two very diff...
#300 - How to Lazy Genius Meal Prep
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling “rut energy” around the table? Maybe you’re already tired of soup. Maybe you had January goals to cook more at home or try new t...
#299 - What’s Saving My Life
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We do these episodes about once a quarter for two reasons. One, it’s a wonderful practice that I want to remind you of as often as possible. And two...
#298 - How to Keep Up with Household Habits
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to feel behind in our homes, like everything is at best a sneeze from falling apart. So today, we’re going to talk about how to choose t...
Bonus: The Lazy Sisters Answer Your Questions
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kendra is joined by her little sister Hannah to answer your questions, many of which are about how to foster connected relationships between siblings....
#297 - 5 Steps for More Ease at Work
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I believe that people can feel more at ease at work no matter what work it is you do. In part one, we’re going to walk through how to do that, and i...
#296 - How to Lazy Genius Your Habits
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is January, and we have that fresh start energy, right? Today, we won’t deep dive on habits because this is a podcast episode, but maybe you don’...
#295 - How to Start Fresh Without Starting Over
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s January, it’s the beginning of a new year, and our options used to be either lazy or genius. We’ve been trying to be geniuses about the sta...
Bonus: How I Read 120 Books This Year
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is not an episode of bragging. This is not an episode to make you feel like you should figure out a way to read 120 books or 20 books or 200 book...
#294 - How to Celebrate Your Own Birthday
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My birthday is December 27th, so tomorrow if you’re listening to this on the day it releases. I think that it is a very common problem for adults, m...
#293 An Easily Forgotten Holiday Reminder
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are entering the week before Christmas. I don’t want to take up too much of your enjoyment time with a podcast episode, but I do want to say a fe...
#292 - How to Enjoy the Last Two Weeks of the Year
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have done so much work these last few weeks of figuring out how to manage our expectations and our holiday home and our time and our tasks and all ...
#291 - Your Path to an Easier December
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s walk through December almost like it’s a Candyland board, and plan for the potential challenges you’ll run into like a Lazy Genius. Hel...
#290 - Managing Your Holiday Home
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a decent chance that while you love the feeling of the holidays in your home, you’re also a little overwhelmed by it. There’s the regula...
#289 - How to Lazy Genius Holiday Expectations
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, and we’re coming up on a season of lots of holidays, and with those holidays come many many expectations. Yo...
#288 - How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the middle of November. American Thanksgiving is next week which means that Christmas is in five minutes, and it’s easy to feel like we’...
Bonus: How to Decorate for the Holidays with The Nester
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m so excited to welcome Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, to the show to talk to us about decorating our homes! She is so good at helping pe...
#287 - How I’m Making Dinner Easier for the Rest of the Year
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s early November, and we’re about to hit the gauntlet if we’re not already in it. Dinner is one of those things that just keeps happening no ...
#286 What’s Saving My Life
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is one of my favorite episodes we do every quarter or so on what’s saving my life. Y’all like it too because it always has above average dow...
#285 How to Parent When Kids Constantly Change
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being with and loving and helping guide kids is a privilege, a challenge, and can be exhausting. What works today won’t work tomorrow. What works fo...
Bonus: How to Find a New Relationship Rhythm
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm joined by my sister, Hannah, to talk about how to get our relationship back on track. We're in a season of not talking or seeing each other...
#284 - How to Lazy Genius Email
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, man, have we been waiting a long time for this one! This is a highly requested topic, and I’m excited for us to walk through how to make email i...
#283 What It Really Means to be a Neighbor with Shannan Martin
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of the best conversations I've ever had. Shannan Martin is the author of Start with Hello, a beautiful book about being a neighbor. She is...
#282 - How to Have People Over to Eat
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Feeding people at my house is one of my favorite things in the entire world, and I hope that my enthusiasm for it and the permission you’ll hear in ...