The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Kendra Adachi
- ISBN：0525653937
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Reviews
Tiffany
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Some great principles here to simplify your life。 I enjoyed this on audio。
AngieA
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The title pretty much says it all。 Kendra Adachi outlines， in 13 principles， how to do what matters to you and live the life you want to live。 There is very practical advice here （how to batch laundry based on where it is going） and there is philosophical life advice （be kind to yourself; you are enough）。 I read this book as part of a FB group read （Happiness and Habits - Habit Change Group & Accountability Group） and am so glad I did！ I have been working on making the third act of my life the b The title pretty much says it all。 Kendra Adachi outlines， in 13 principles， how to do what matters to you and live the life you want to live。 There is very practical advice here （how to batch laundry based on where it is going） and there is philosophical life advice （be kind to yourself; you are enough）。 I read this book as part of a FB group read （Happiness and Habits - Habit Change Group & Accountability Group） and am so glad I did！ I have been working on making the third act of my life the best， most enjoyable， most productive， and have it all matter。 This book played right into that and helped me understand how to go about doing just that。 I read a chapter at a time with a note book。 I took notes。 I will refer back to the notes first as I read a Kindle edition; but I may refer back to the original text as well。 This is a book to refer back to; to solidify the principles; to find encouragement in Ms。 Adachi's sense of humor and excellent story telling。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Maggie
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There is a lot of wisdom in this little book！ Kendra Adachie has an excellent strategy – delineated in 13 principles – for how to navigate the daily grind by straddling the fence （so to speak） between strict perfectionism and outright giving up。 Each principle makes so much sense that you’ll wonder why no one has every spelled it all out for you like this before。 The author provides hints and tips and strategies for deciding what matters most to you personally and then directing your focus and a There is a lot of wisdom in this little book！ Kendra Adachie has an excellent strategy – delineated in 13 principles – for how to navigate the daily grind by straddling the fence （so to speak） between strict perfectionism and outright giving up。 Each principle makes so much sense that you’ll wonder why no one has every spelled it all out for you like this before。 The author provides hints and tips and strategies for deciding what matters most to you personally and then directing your focus and approach to supporting it。 More importantly， she gives you permission to ditch what doesn’t matter and to trust yourself through the process。 Adachie’s tone is casual and chatty; reading her words is like getting good advice from an older and wiser big sister。 She tells humorous anecdotes about her own learning curve to remind you of her humanity and refrains from judgment while doling out advice。 By the end of the book， you’ll feel like the two of you are good friends。 As a middle-aged mother of four， I feel like I’ve already learned a lot of Adachie’s principles and strategies on my own through trial/error and bottom-line necessity， but this book would have been a welcome tool back in the early days of marriage and child-rearing。 It makes an excellent gift for anyone who is currently knee-deep in the daily grind of juggling careers and kids。 Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this helpful life manual in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Janine Toomey
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This book is super packed with useful tips on how to live smarter。 I learned a lot and I don't deal with kids and the chaos they involve。 I may be passing this along to young moms and other friends that could use some extra help。 This book is super packed with useful tips on how to live smarter。 I learned a lot and I don't deal with kids and the chaos they involve。 I may be passing this along to young moms and other friends that could use some extra help。 。。。more
Lacey W
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Enjoyable self-help book。 I came from a similar background as the author and understand the need to feel in control of ones life to manage the anxiety and chaos。 This connection with the author gave a depth to the advice and added a personal vibe。 As for the contents， I appreciated the layout and organization of the information and that you can apply it to the various stages in life。 Although I already do some of the things suggested， I still found value in each chapter。 I liked that she mention Enjoyable self-help book。 I came from a similar background as the author and understand the need to feel in control of ones life to manage the anxiety and chaos。 This connection with the author gave a depth to the advice and added a personal vibe。 As for the contents， I appreciated the layout and organization of the information and that you can apply it to the various stages in life。 Although I already do some of the things suggested， I still found value in each chapter。 I liked that she mentioned other books and authors that I can look up to further my reading。 This book is a keeper and one that is nice to jot down thoughts while reading along。 。。。more
Jenna
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I found this to be very unhelpful at best。 Almost laughable。 If you're so busy that you have to wear the exact same clothes every day just to spare the 2 minutes choosing a new outfit in the morning might take or you buy every single kid the same birthday gift just to avoid spending 10 minutes in Target being thoughtful then it's time to hire help。 I am a very busy mother of 4 and business owner who works full-time and was expecting a lot more from this book than I always wear jeans and a black I found this to be very unhelpful at best。 Almost laughable。 If you're so busy that you have to wear the exact same clothes every day just to spare the 2 minutes choosing a new outfit in the morning might take or you buy every single kid the same birthday gift just to avoid spending 10 minutes in Target being thoughtful then it's time to hire help。 I am a very busy mother of 4 and business owner who works full-time and was expecting a lot more from this book than I always wear jeans and a black shirt on Monday and I give my kids a snack after school。。。。 。。。more
Jane-Allison
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Long form mom blog with a you do you boo， just more focused and organized， vibe
Julie
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Some interesting ideas I guess
Dee
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You need to know that I love Kendra Adachi and want to be her best friend。 But while I got a few gems out of this book， it felt really specific to stay-at-home moms with little kids。 Most chapters didn't speak to me， and I feel like I need a whole 'nother level of lazy genius to make things work as a working mom to a teenager （now in college）。 I also didn't love the Christian overtones and felt like it would have worked perfectly well without it。 It's a fast read， however， and was a good contrad You need to know that I love Kendra Adachi and want to be her best friend。 But while I got a few gems out of this book， it felt really specific to stay-at-home moms with little kids。 Most chapters didn't speak to me， and I feel like I need a whole 'nother level of lazy genius to make things work as a working mom to a teenager （now in college）。 I also didn't love the Christian overtones and felt like it would have worked perfectly well without it。 It's a fast read， however， and was a good contradiction to Stephen King's Misery。 。。。more
Hannah Forman
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It's a way of life！ I love Kendra， but I think her voice （story-telling voice， not literal voice） is better suited for her podcast。 It's a way of life！ I love Kendra， but I think her voice （story-telling voice， not literal voice） is better suited for her podcast。 。。。more
Lisa
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This book has been on my to read list for ages， and I finally read it。 It didn't disappoint。This book really helps you to work out what matters in your life， and apply principles to those things so you focus your time and energy on them。As a result you become a genius about what matters， and you can focus less time on the things that don't。My favourite two principles out of the 13 in the book were decide once and ask the magic question。The magic question is asking yourself what you can do now to This book has been on my to read list for ages， and I finally read it。 It didn't disappoint。This book really helps you to work out what matters in your life， and apply principles to those things so you focus your time and energy on them。As a result you become a genius about what matters， and you can focus less time on the things that don't。My favourite two principles out of the 13 in the book were decide once and ask the magic question。The magic question is asking yourself what you can do now to make later easier and I've already started applying this to my daily activities。I loved this book， and will absolutely read it in its entity again， as well as refer to parts of it when I need to。 。。。more
Joanna Jennings
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So if you ignore the parts that insult common intelligence （batching？ Seriously？！）， she has some good thoughts。 I liked her encouragement on letting people in— something that is difficult for me！
Charity Dušíková
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After reading the basic lazy genius idea at the beginning， I wondered how Adachi was going to extend that into an entire book。 Well， she did that by going through her 13 lazy genius principles， which speak to me as a pragmatic and busy mama。 Yet no matter your stage of life I think you could find some helpful tips and tricks in this book for how to be a genius about the things that matter to you， and lazy about the things that don't。 After reading the basic lazy genius idea at the beginning， I wondered how Adachi was going to extend that into an entire book。 Well， she did that by going through her 13 lazy genius principles， which speak to me as a pragmatic and busy mama。 Yet no matter your stage of life I think you could find some helpful tips and tricks in this book for how to be a genius about the things that matter to you， and lazy about the things that don't。 。。。more
Torrie
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I've followed Kendra's blog for years and was excited to hear that she was coming out with a book that further explored the idea of being a lazy genius in your life， which basically means that you choose to give your best energy and focus （to "be a genius"） about the things that matter most to you and that you be "lazy" about the rest。I've already found myself subconsciously applying some of the concepts of this to my own life over the past few weeks， and I'm always grateful when a book gives me I've followed Kendra's blog for years and was excited to hear that she was coming out with a book that further explored the idea of being a lazy genius in your life， which basically means that you choose to give your best energy and focus （to "be a genius"） about the things that matter most to you and that you be "lazy" about the rest。I've already found myself subconsciously applying some of the concepts of this to my own life over the past few weeks， and I'm always grateful when a book gives me a fresh lens to approach my life goals。 。。。more
Katie
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3。5 - 4 stars （rounding up because I laughed a few times throughout， and I appreciate that in a book）。I really like Kendra Adachi and find a lot of what she says relatable。 Although this book wasn’t necessarily earth-shattering strategies， I was able to pull a lot to become a Lazy Genius （aka prioritizing what actually matters） in my own life。 I enjoyed her 13 principles， which will most certainly help with my decision fatigue and feeling overwhelmed as a working mom。 Adachi does mention her Chr 3。5 - 4 stars （rounding up because I laughed a few times throughout， and I appreciate that in a book）。I really like Kendra Adachi and find a lot of what she says relatable。 Although this book wasn’t necessarily earth-shattering strategies， I was able to pull a lot to become a Lazy Genius （aka prioritizing what actually matters） in my own life。 I enjoyed her 13 principles， which will most certainly help with my decision fatigue and feeling overwhelmed as a working mom。 Adachi does mention her Christian faith throughout the book， but I don’t think you necessarily have to be Christian to find this helpful。 。。。more
Bookworm1858
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Funnily enough I read a book recently with some similar ideas: focus on what matters most to you and be lazy about the rest。 Great idea and very engaging writing！ I was not familiar with the author's blog or podcast so I didn't realize she was Christian like me。 This might not appeal to secular readers consequently。 Funnily enough I read a book recently with some similar ideas: focus on what matters most to you and be lazy about the rest。 Great idea and very engaging writing！ I was not familiar with the author's blog or podcast so I didn't realize she was Christian like me。 This might not appeal to secular readers consequently。 。。。more
Mira
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She has such a relatable voice， even for someone that doesn’t have kids。
Rebecca
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Want to buy a copy to highlight and dogear for reference。 I thought it was good and succinct。 Listened on audiobook。
Julie
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I am in my second listening to this audiobook， and I have had to keep a notebook handy to write down the genius points and ideas。 I feel such an optimism that I finally can have the right perspective on creating my own Lazy Genius Way that is important for me。 Next， I need a physical copy to mark up and make notes in。
Peta
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This book is the complete opposite way to how I live and want to live my life… who wants to wear the same outfit every Monday or cook the same meal for every dinner party… This book also assumes a great deal of privilege。 Also where are this authors husband and children and why are they not helping with any jobs around the house？！ That would probably solve more solutions than this book suggested。。
Brenda
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This was a good listen！ I listen to her podcast and she's dynamic and fun to listen to。 A lot of the principles are for moms of young children。 I am a mom of a teen and a college student; I still did find her ideas interesting and have used some of them already。 I highly recommend！ This was a good listen！ I listen to her podcast and she's dynamic and fun to listen to。 A lot of the principles are for moms of young children。 I am a mom of a teen and a college student; I still did find her ideas interesting and have used some of them already。 I highly recommend！ 。。。more
Gina
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This book should have an index。
Jess Keast
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I'm clearly not the target market for this book！ If you are:- american- a Christian- a Mumyou will probably relate to this book， if not， skip it！I was expecting something quite different to what the book delivered。 It seemed more like the ABC's of How to Adult。 Only thing of value I got was "what can I do now to make x easier later？" I'm clearly not the target market for this book！ If you are:- american- a Christian- a Mumyou will probably relate to this book， if not， skip it！I was expecting something quite different to what the book delivered。 It seemed more like the ABC's of How to Adult。 Only thing of value I got was "what can I do now to make x easier later？" 。。。more
Melissa Weisbeck
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Humorous and helpful。 Silly title - “lazy” and “genius” somehow both undersell and oversell this approach but decent enough content。 This book is more geared towards SAHMs but still has wisdom that can be applied to other walks of life。 It’s easy to read and leaves you feeling optimistic and motivated to assess things and make some changes。 I’m the authors sense of humor made me chuckle more than once。 I tend to prefer books that look at behavioral science research and make suggestions according Humorous and helpful。 Silly title - “lazy” and “genius” somehow both undersell and oversell this approach but decent enough content。 This book is more geared towards SAHMs but still has wisdom that can be applied to other walks of life。 It’s easy to read and leaves you feeling optimistic and motivated to assess things and make some changes。 I’m the authors sense of humor made me chuckle more than once。 I tend to prefer books that look at behavioral science research and make suggestions accordingly。 This book doesn’t do that - it’s more anecdotal and could almost fit into the category of memoir。 Still， as I said above， it does offer some helpful perspective and advice and I’ll be implementing some of it into my daily life。 。。。more
Madeleine
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Meh。 2。5 stars。 Seems written for a pretty narrow demographic of white， suburban SAHM。 I kept waiting for there to be some "aha" moment but it was mostly just a rehashing of things I have previously read or already know。 Felt like it was trying to be Greg McKeown's essentialism for the white， suburban SAHM but much more prescriptive。 I don't really need to be told how to load my dishwasher or put food away in my fridge， thank you very much。 Probably wouldn't have finished it if it hadn't been an Meh。 2。5 stars。 Seems written for a pretty narrow demographic of white， suburban SAHM。 I kept waiting for there to be some "aha" moment but it was mostly just a rehashing of things I have previously read or already know。 Felt like it was trying to be Greg McKeown's essentialism for the white， suburban SAHM but much more prescriptive。 I don't really need to be told how to load my dishwasher or put food away in my fridge， thank you very much。 Probably wouldn't have finished it if it hadn't been an audiobook that I could listen to at double speed。 。。。more
Ana Rachel
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While I appreciate some of the tips and insights， the author is overwhelmingly privileged， white and Christian。
Jenna Hildebrand
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I love the Lazy Genus way of life but didn’t love the book。 Her podcast and Instagram are much better。 But this is a good place to start for newbies。
Gina
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Took a couple of suggestions。 Got a little self-help-y in parts。
Rachael
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I’ve implemented many of her ideas in our home over the years thanks to her Instagram， and they have all been beneficial！ It’s also nice to have all the things in one place。 It’s a fast read with a lot of good reminders。
Xavier University Library
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