The Lazy Genius Podcast

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Once a quarter, I share the things that have been saving my life that season, and I hope it’s encouragement for you all to make your own list. I just love how this practice helps us stay grounded where we are, pay attention to small things that matter, and just find more joy. 

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Jeni’s Ice Cream Grocery Store Locator

Oh Clementine chunky hoop earrings

Levi 94 Baggy Wide Legged Jeans

Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing

Episode #462: The Lazy Genius Guide to Planning a Trip

Counterweights by Shannan Martin

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I’m delighted to welcome Jenna and Angela back to the show today! They joined me on the show for a special edition of Office Hours to celebrate joining their new podcast network. I asked if they’d like to do it again, and they said yes!

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Check out the other Office Ladies Network shows: Office Ladies and How We Made Your Mother

Episode #352: Office Hours with the Office Ladies

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You guys! This show is 10 years old. This week is our tenth birthday, and I cannot believe I’ve been making this show for as long as my daughter has been alive. Today, I’m going to share some of your own memories of the show and things you’ve learned as well as my own, and we’re just going to have a big ol’ lovefest. I’m so grateful we get to celebrate 10 years!

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The Summer Playbook

 Episode #11:The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi

Tody app

Episode #451: Permission to Not Be Great

Episode #54: The Lazy Genius Makes Soup

Episode #266: How to Lazy Genius a Summer at the Pool

Emily P. Freeman

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If your calendar feels like it's yelling at you, you're not alone. Welcome to Maycember. It's end-of-the-year energy, but in May. Instead of trying to fix your whole schedule, let's look at one week at a time.

In this episode, I'll walk you through a simple way to declutter your week that you can use now or anytime you need a breather.

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The Summer Playbook

Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett

Pumpkin by Georgie Parker

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We have never done an episode like this before, and I’m so excited to do it today. I know an AMA isn’t like Truth or Dare at a sleepover (spoiler alert: I always picked Truth!), but it feels like that kind of fun. We’re all just eating our popcorn in cozy pants and chatting about nothing important. We’re talking about desert island snacks and how I came up with my kids’ names and how I became friends with other authors and so many more.

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The Best Granola EVER

Emily P. Freeman

Myquillyn Smith (The Nester)

Thing Thing

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Today, we’re going to talk about how to create healthy phone habits. Healthy habits are personal. What’s healthy or unhealthy for me might not be for you, so this isn’t a judgmental episode. Instead, we’re going to examine what healthy means, what parts of our phone experience need some attention, and figure out how to create some better practices that align with what matters.

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My profile on Spotify

I mentioned looking for a folder on my profile of podcast playlists, but after recording, I realized you can’t see it publicly. Here are those podcast playlists: Planning, Margin, Work, Change, Chores, Cooking, Kids, Office Hours, Summer Sanity, Holiday Sanity, Starter Pack, and Guests

Gonna Try to Run playlist

Calling for Spring playlist

Road Ready app

New York Times Cooking and New York Times Games

Merlin Bird ID app

5 Calls app

Kindle app

Libby app

Chirp app

Audible app

We like to rerun old episodes that still feel relevant and maybe even needed during this season, so today we want to share with you Episode 210: How to Lazy Genius Kids Screentime. A lot has changed in the landscape of screen time in the last five years, but I do think this episode is still relevant.

In this episode, you’ll be reminded that there’s no singular way to do this, I’ll encourage you to use screen time to fill your own bucket, and you’ll hear a handful of ideas for House Rules you could use for kids’ screen time to make it easier in your home. Overall, it’s a deep breath of an episode and will help you feel like you’re not reinventing the wheel every day.

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Here’s the episode on chores for kids from a few years ago.

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haid

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We love Office Hours. Once a quarter, folks send in their problems they want to Lazy Genius, and I answer them in this episode. We get questions that run the gamut, and it’s always encouraging to hear the normal problems and normal solutions of normal people. Solve what matters, put your energy into those things in small ways, be lazy about what doesn’t matter as much, and do it all while being kind to yourself. It’s truly The Lazy Genius way which I love so much.

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Mrs. Christie and the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman

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I’ve done a handful of travel-related episodes on the podcast over the years, but I realized I’ve never done an episode about planning an actual trip. Since we’re coming up on the summer holidays, a time when folks sometimes take trips, it seems like a great time to Lazy Genius this thing that’s fun but also a little stressful. 

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Episode 411: 10 Things to Do Before Taking a Trip

Episode 165: The Lazy Genius Packs for a Trip

Episode 269: How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

Episode 371: How to Lazy Genius a Day Trip

A bonus episode about how I personally Lazy Genius air travel

Travel Playbook

My Maps from Google

Go Now Travel Company

Quince Italian Leather Sling Bag

Dreamegg Portable White Noise Machine

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