10 Ways Becoming a “Lazy Genius” has made "Still-Coviding" Survivable (& even Joyful)
I live in the same city as the “Lazy Genius” herself, the prolific 2x New York Times best-selling author, Kendra Adachi, and remember the days when she conducted book launch activities outdoors in our local Target parking lot at the beginning of the pandemic. It doesn’t appear, from the gram at least, that she’s a “Still-Covider”, but her unique approach to life has added more consistent value to our Covid Cautious lifestyle than perhaps anything else. (It seems important to note that I am not affiliated with her or her work in any way, nor have I even finished consuming all her books/ podcasts/content, but I certainly plan to.)
In her work (books/ podcast/ community) Kendra uses 13 core principles to help people become geniuses at what really matters to them and lazy about all the rest. Her approach is made for real people living in a real world (yes, even a pandemic world). It is an unapologetically individualized way of being in the world and yet still gregariously open and inviting. It is abundantly simple and approachable yet profoundly wise and sophisticated. But the best part is that while so many other “self-help” methods have felt irrelevant and even impossible to apply while Still Coviding, the Lazy Genius works brilliantly in this season and every other (and no surprise I suppose, because “live in the season” is an “LG Principle”.
The Lazy Genius Way is “Self-Help” that leaves me feeling better each time I read, listen, or even think about it even amidst the landscape of my current day to day challenges. Applying even one of the 13 principles leaves me with less work and better outcomes, and I can use every single ounce of “less work for better outcomes”I can get.
Here are 10 of the most notable outcomes from applying them to my life, along with the Lazy Genius Principle most responsible for the impact, although they work together as a system. To be honest, I would have been a fan for life if all I learned was how to reduce the decision-making fatigue that has drained me since 2020. As you can see, that was just the tip of the huge benefit iceberg I’ve discovered from becoming a Lazy Genius.
Less decision-making fatigue (Decide Once)
Less stress, specifically over boundaries and saying no/less awkwardly navigating holidays/family, etc. (Essentialize)
Less guilt (Be Kind to Yourself)
More confidence in creating a new way of life for our family (Be Kind to Yourself)
More connection with others (Set House Rules, Let People In)
More time for myself (Put Everything in Its Place/Go in the Right Order)
Higher quality time with my fam (Ask the Magic Question/Set House Rules/Schedule Rest)
Less comparison/frustration around what non-coviders are able to do for their kids, homes, families, etc. (Essentialize/Live in Your Season)
Healthier Eating/Wellness for myself and the entire family (all 13 plus the Lazy Genius Kitchen)
Reframing some of the hardest tasks in this lifestyle as purposeful opportunities (Go in the Right Order)
Here’s to being geniuses about all that matters in our “Still Coviding” Lives, and lazy about all the rest!