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. So today’s episode is a short and sweet look at one simple strategy that might make a ton of dif

#361 - Two Things That Make Friendship Easier

14 days ago 30m 2s

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 concrete things on the show, but I think that one of the reasons we struggle to find and maintain

#360 - A Pep Talk for the Perpetually Tired

21 days ago 22m 7s

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, you feel tired so often that it’s annoying at this point. You’re tired of being tired. Will we e

#359 - 7 Routines That Work for Me

28 days ago 24m 44s

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. It’s more to see how I arrived at certain routines, what priorities they support, and maybe they

#358 - How to Kindly and Efficiently Get Where You Need to Go

Mar 25th, 2024 30m 9s

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 episode down into three sections: expectations, kindly getting there, and how to bring in effic

#357 - Your Planning Playbook for Spring 2024

Mar 18th, 2024 27m 35s

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 planning. That’s why I wrote a book called The PLAN. But since it doesn’t come out until October and

#356 What’s Saving My Life Right Now

Mar 11th, 2024 29m 56s

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 that make me feel like myself, things I’m looking forward to… the list is varied every time.T

#355 What to Do When You’re Bored with Your Life

Mar 4th, 2024 35m 21s

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, your routine, your partner, all kinds of things. Today, I’m going to offer you a process to help

Bonus: Office Ladies Update

Mar 1st, 2024 18m 9s

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 from their lives together. Y’all loved that episode so much. I got countless DMs asking if the

#354 - Office Hours with Kendra

Feb 26th, 2024 33m 16s

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 the podcast, helping you see how to use the 13 Lazy Genius principles, the five-step Lazy Genius

#353 How to Plan a Project and Actually Finish It

Feb 19th, 2024 29m 18s

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 simply a path for you to follow if not finishing a project is getting on your nerves enough to chan

#352 Office Hours with the Office Ladies

Feb 12th, 2024 30m 13s

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 may know, we do Office Hour type episodes a few times a year, where I Lazy Genius questions f

#351 - How to Lazy Genius Your Whole Life

Feb 5th, 2024 32m 21s

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 something I’d encourage you to pursue. Living with this mindset is a lifelong gift, so let’s jump in

#350 - Starting Fresh When You Can’t Start Over

Jan 29th, 2024 25m 10s

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 Companion LinksOffice Ladies PodcastEpisode #348: Why Habits Don’t Demand Perfection with James ClearSign u

#349 10 Small Changes I’m Glad I Made

Jan 15th, 2024 28m

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 beyond, I want to bring us in today. I want us to think about small things, small changes, small step

#348 - Why Habits Don't Demand Perfection with James Clear

Jan 8th, 2024 35m 27s

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 Habits by James Clear in early 2019, I remember thinking it was the best self-help book I had ever

#347 - How to Know What Brings You Joy

Jan 1st, 2024 23m 37s

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 future.That’s why on this first day of the year, I don’t want to talk about goals and habits and s

#346 My 10 Favorite Discoveries of 2023

Dec 25th, 2023 25m 13s

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 happen. I hope you’re taking some time to make some kind of list of your own. Helpful Companion Li

#345 - How to Approach Holiday Downtime

Dec 18th, 2023 18m 21s

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, New Year’s two weeks, and there is a lot of activity but also a lot of downtime, sometimes more

#344 Kendra Gets Personal

Dec 11th, 2023 54m 40s

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 back the veil on some of the things that make me tick. We're talking about the real heart behind

#343 - What’s Saving My Life

Dec 4th, 2023 30m 4s

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 easier, helping me feel calmer… the sky is the limit, and I love them. Helpful Companion LinksBa

#342 - How to Uncomplicate Your Holiday To-Do List

Nov 27th, 2023 37m 36s

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 and like yourself. But also where you get it all done, at least all the things that matter.I sha

#341 - The Real Reason It’s Hard to Get Stuff Done

Nov 20th, 2023 35m 40s

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 done. When the rubber meets the road, it’s common to feel like we’re stalling out.Today’s episod

#340 - What’s Saving My Gift-Wrapping Life

Nov 13th, 2023 27m 37s

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 meaningful than if I didn’t have these things. So if you love wrapping, hate wrapping, or are somewhere

#339 - How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier

Nov 6th, 2023 40m 44s

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 I think this one is going to be even more helpful than last year’s. Helpful Companion LinksPr