I love Love love love Kendra Adachi and her podcast and books!
Basically this amazing woman has 13 base guidelines she applies to everything (and I mean from self care, prepping for a move, cooking chicken, shopping at Costco and endless tips on organization).

Examples where I’ve used these principles to make my life better


Decide Once
The first one is where I got addicted. “Decide Once”. Being a natural born problem solver I can come up with bazillions of ideas and paths for things. The curse in that?! I’m indecisive and decision fatigue is a real thing. It’s soooo simple but so helpful. I.e. cleaning out the house. What to do with unwanted items? Sell? Donate? Garage sale? Give to family? Too much—- commit to one small part and stick with it! In example donate it all donate all!


Ask the Magic Question (What is really important) And Build the Right Routines
Anyone else feel like one of the biggest struggles is deciding what to cook, every single damn night of your life? Kendra is amazing and so much of what she says resonates with me. Specifically about decision fatigue. While my day to day isn’t physically demanding, it can be very mentally demanding. Decisions and research all day, so by the time supper rolls around the last thing I want is to make another one. I now have a reason meal planning for the fam is important, I don’t hate meal planning… I hate making choices after a long day.

Start Small
I’m sure like most people, we’ve all had a series of “Monday” I’m going to start “X diet” or “X exercise plan”….. Perhaps you did actually kick off Monday, fully vested in the change only to have it fully ditched by Tuesday. Its too much, all at once. IT IS OK to build off Baby Steps. Kendra gives an example of starting a yoga routine. She literally started with one stretch in the morning. And then slowly but surely gradually grew into 30 minutes each morning. Commit to the small action and in time the habit will grow naturally. This once is ALSO big on BE KIND to yourself.

Check her out!
Book: The Lazy Genuis Way https://amzn.to/45PGdJk
Website: https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/

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