The Lazy Genius Podcast

I love this episode. We’ve done a version of this around this time of year for the past few years, but here in 2026, we got a bit of a head start with last week’s episode, How to Live in This Season.
If you’re a sticky note and list sort of person, you’ll really like today’s episode since we’re getting into the nitty-gritty of planning. But even if you’re not, today’s episode is all about helping you see, organize, and enjoy all the things on your plate. In short, we’re going to make the rest of the year easier.
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Episode #492: How to Live in This Season
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We are on the tailend of October. This weekend is Halloween, and then it’s time to enter November, a month often full of busyness, coziness, and lots of anticipatory stress as you get ready for the holiday season.
This episode is a workshop on how to live in your season on a practical, applicable level. My goal for you at the end of this episode is that you will have identified what matters about the next few weeks.
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Episode #486: How to Get Stronger Without Making It Your Whole Life
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Fall is our busiest time of the year, which is true for a lot of people and families, and sometimes it’s helpful to hear another person’s experience. Maybe something that’s working for me could be a solution for you, or you could start to notice that problems in your own life and schedule aren’t as massive as they seem and you can let them go. So this list is not prescriptive but I hope it gets your wheels turning on how to make your own fall a little easier.
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Notice and Do by Sam Kelly
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Laundry is universal. Everyone wears clothes, generally every day. Those clothes get dirty and must be washed, sometimes every day. It’s just a constant part of life that will not stop. So since we can’t stop doing laundry, let’s figure out how to take the stress out of it. Let’s make it as simple and pleasant and compassionate and functional as possible so that we’ll still be able to do it without losing our minds.
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Episode #21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry
Episode #113: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated!
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Today is the second birthday of my book The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius. So in celebration of that book which is all about compassionate time management, we’re going to share one of the most popular episodes I’ve ever done.
This episode is the backbone of what it means to manage your time like a Lazy Genius. You’ll get five essential reminders about how to think about your time before you start actually planning it. I hope you love it!
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Episode 177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day
Episode 198: How to Lazy Genius Your To-Do List
Episode 238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
Episode 127: The Lazy Genius Chooses a Planner
Laundry episodes 21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry and 113: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated
Episodes 235: When You Disagree on What Matters
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