By accident, and very late to the party, I discovered The Lazy Genius Podcast, hosted by Kendra Adachi. She’s just celebrated her 10th year and I only heard my first episode (#364 When Life Feels Like a Firehose) in May 2024.

But she hooked me from the very beginning. Maybe it was the episode title but it was most definitely the great content. This woman wasn’t a lazy genius—she’s just a straight up genius!

The premise for Kendra’s podcast (and her 3 NYT bestselling books) is simple: Be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.

Kendra is practical, wise, funny, honest, relatable, and compassionate. Though I know she’s reading her script, her voice is so natural and pleasant, I could listen all day.

Her material focuses on compassionate time management and though I’m sure most of her listeners are women, anyone would benefit from her wise counsel.

She’s young (compared to me), married, with 3 children between 4th grade and high school. She understands crazy school schedules, kids’ practices, work commitments, messy houses, a mom’s desire to control everything and the impossibility.

Designed around 13 principles (listen to #378 13 Principles That Will Change Your Life), Kendra’s goal is to help me (and all her listeners) create the best system for ME, not the latest, hot trend or goal-driven organizational planner.

If you struggle to get things done, or feel caught in a spiral of anxiety about your schedule, or your meal planning has no plan, or you can’t figure out why the laundry never gets folded, or you feel guilty whenever you take a moment for yourself…this podcast is for you!

Listen…I love Kendra Adachi. I want her as my next door neighbor. Or my new best friend. Or both. I’m sure she has flaws and makes mistakes and doesn’t clean her oven either, but the great thing is…she admits she’s still learning. I wouldn’t listen to someone who thinks they have it all figured out.

So, give her a listen. Her episodes drop each Monday (makes me look forward to driving to work).

Start with #378 (mentioned above), then try #408 3 Surprising Steps to a Clean House, #366 20 Helpful Decisions I Keep Repeating, #437 10 Things I Always Do When I Have People Over, or my first one, #364. But I’ve enjoyed every one. Not a dud in the bunch.

And you’re welcome.