I listened to the audiobook version of this book and found that it was very engaging. The content was helpful and inspiring; I would definitely buy a copy for myself to refer back to.

I really enjoyed this book. I finished it in about a day because it was so easy to read, straightforward, and enjoyable that I picked it up whenever I had time. It inspired me to work on things I’ve been neglecting and gave me the confidence to fix what needs fixing and organizing. There were some areas that were overly simplified, and not all of it was relevant to me as I don’t have kids, but I still enjoyed a great deal of the book.

I was eager to get into introspection while reading this book, and I was hoping the book would not feel too dense to read as many self-helps tend to be. This book was such a great surprise of perfection! I really felt understood and took away many key points to help better myself. Thank you to NetGalley and WaterBrook & Multnomah for a copy of this book for an honest review.

Love love love this book! The concepts are doable, easy, common sense, and brilliant. I LOVE how easy it is to read this book, examine your own life, and make changes that work for you!! Will be recommending to all of my fellow readers and family! Thanks Kendra Adachi and Netgalley!

Yes. Yes. Yes. While I have a personal issue with the word "lazy," I'll excuse it for this book. If you are trying to do ALL the things, READ THIS BOOK to help you figure out where to start by deciding what MATTERS to YOU, and letting the rest go by the wayside. I've already implemented several steps outlined in this book, and feel calmer because of it. GET THIS BOOK.

Practical in-depth guide for parents of school age children.
These 13 Key Principles help you to:
* Learn not only what needs a shortcut but also how create one
* Notice what matter and carve space in your day to nuture growth in those areas.
Become a genius in the things that matter to YOU and lazy about the things that do not.

Guiding principles on how to do life in a way that matters to you as a whole person. Full of permission to choose what matters most and live fully and still have cereal for dinner sometimes (or all the time) or serve guests the hodgepodge of leftovers and chill while the children slowly (ok, shockingly quickly) dismantle your living room. This book makes room for it all and lets you do the same.

I love Kendra and her wise, accessible, helpful, honestly life-changing lifestyle of the lazy genius way. I've listened to her podcast and loved her on instagram for years, and this book is the best compilation of all the goodness that she shares. it took me a while to read it because I actually wanted to implement what she was coaching me on, and I loved that. it's really refreshing, fun, non-judgmental, and brilliant. so grateful for this one.

I've been "internet friends" with Kendra for a few years now. I remember connecting with her in The Sugar Box days and thinking: "this is one of my people". We've tweeted at each other and swapped book recommendations since 2015, and she's been a guest on my own podcast a couple of times.

Kendra never fails to amaze me with her ability to look at life via systems. I love a good system (any other Enneagram Fives out there?), but Kendra BREATHES them. And that's what this book is: a system to create systems that work for your own life, not another how-to with steps that don't fit the situation you are in. She offers guiding principles to help you evaluate and rethink if what you are doing now works, why it might not, and how to make a change for the better. And she does it with heart, making sure to drill down to the WHY of things, not just the how.

If you're not sure if this book is for you or not, go check out Kendra's podcast, THE LAZY GENIUS PODCAST and listen to a few of the episodes (I especially love #132 Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions and the whole series on routines). If you find yourself nodding along and says "yes!" a lot, definitely click "continue to check out" with this book in your cart.

The Lazy Genius Way gives you 13 Lazy Genius principles, some of the ones that stuck out to me were Put Everything in its Place, Schedule Rest and Be Kind to Yourself. The Recap's and One Small Step's at the end of the chapters was very helpful. I see this as a book to reference back to as there are so many great tips in it. Will be recommending this books to others as I believe there is something that can be learned by everyone who reads this book.

The Lazy Genius Way 4. 5 Stars

Books are made for all walks of life.
Did I pick this book up as a married middle aged mother of a chaotic house and family? No. But did I pick this up as a early twenties student with high expectations who is struggling? Yes.

I went into this book expecting a generic 'here's how to get your life together in 10 easy steps (that wont really change your life)'

But what I got was someone that understood the chaos of hating mess but having to live through it anyway. Of being too exhausted to clean, of thinking it's your fault you can't keep a house in continuous perfect order.

What I got was someone who understood and helped me understand that mess is going to happen and that is OK.
That doing everything the same way someone else does is just not going to work for you, and that is OK.
and that sometimes you need to ask for help and THAT is OK.

This book came into my walk of life at exactly the right moment and I will
be buying a copy to refer back to when I need to remind myself of the above points.

I would like to formally thank WaterBrook and Multnomah and Netgalley for gifting me this ARC copy for review.

This book is wonderful! I’ve been a big fan of Kendra for years. I wondered if I would gain anything from this book because I felt like I already had a pretty good idea of her principles. This book breaks everything down so clearly and applicably. I wanted to highlight the whole thing. It’s so helpful without giving you step by step directions for what should work for you because it worked for her. The principles help you make decisions based on YOUR life and what matters to YOU! Love it! Thanks Kendra! Can’t wait for her next book.

Lazy genius is the perfect description for the advice in this book. My favorite takeaway is to decide once and move on; I tend to waiver in my inconsequential choices - like what’s for dinner - and this advice just spoke right to my soul right now.

This is one I’ll definitely read again and share with friends.

The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi is a book that will prompt you to embrace what matters, ditch what doesn’t and get stuff done.
It’s a productivity book, packed with personal stories and anecdotes. The book feels more relevant and achievable than Thursday is the New Friday. It’s about mindset. Mindset is not my thing – but I did not find this book ‘woo’ or difficult to get behind.
Basically, it’s about prioritizing what is important to you and doing that. The book shows you how and I loved it. It’s also pretty funny. Her description of kitchen chaos after school is exactly like our home but the point of this book is not to be like anyone else but to create a way of getting things done that works for you.
Mostly it is a set of principles for the home, combined with a mantra for the stressed out working parent (and I felt it was aimed at the ‘moms’). It’s a set of guidelines to help you feel OK about reclaiming time: part mindset stuff, part practical guide, part critical friend telling you to get your s*** together and that the little things don’t matter – and she loves you anyway.
As you read through the experiences and stories shared as part of the 13 principles for being a lazy genius, you will find yourself nodding along.
I like how each chapter ends with one small step, but throughout the book there are many more examples of things you can do.
Unlike other productivity books that prescribe a particular method or a template to fill in so you can reach peak productivity, The Lazy Genius Way encourages you to create a method that works for you, using universal principles to shape what is actually going to be sustainable, useful change in your life.
It felt very accessible and a refreshing change, but as a lot of the examples are home-life based, you will have to extend the principles to your work life. It’s doable, but there aren’t a lot of work-related examples.
Just so you know, there are some references to Christianity which felt sometimes like they came out of the blue – I wasn’t expecting religion to pop in the book and you might not either.
And now excuse me why I go off to clear the kitchen counters.

We are all guilty of being "too busy". I take self care very seriously but some days it just escapes from me. This title reminded me to take time for myself because it's absolutely needed and how to not feel guilty for it. A great reminder about what should be taken more seriously. Everyone could benefit from a title like this!

The Lazy Genius Way is a guidebook for modern life- modern stressed out do too much life. I felt like this book was a coffee with a friend pep talk. Kendra has a way of pinpointing everyday “pain points” and offering a solution or not.... The book is based on the premise of deciding what is right for you once and doing that. If you are super “Type A” this might not be the book for you or it might be just what you need to give yourself a break. I would recommend this book to anyone coming out of a season of change or struggling with the season they are in. Kendra offers real life practical solutions in a nonjudgmental way.

I have been a long time listener of Kendra's podcast, and I think this book does a really good job of distilling her important ideas into a digestable format.

I am rarely able to finish nonfiction books but since I heard so many good things about this one I gave it a shot. I finished it and loved all of the simple, applicable tips for changing our mindset in order to prioritize what actually matters to us. I also really appreciated that the author states multiple times that the reader is the only one who can decide what matters or what they need. It drives me crazy when a total stranger tells me what I “need”, so Adachi’s approach helped me feel open and willing to accept her methods.

A fabulous read. Very helpful for creating your own framework for problem solving or just helping you feel like a functioning human. Quite like a good life coach or a close friend sitting down to trouble shoot your problems.

Such an amazing book - helpful on all areas in life! I love how Kendra shares helpful and practical steps to better serve our families and ourselves. It’s not a self help in the way of making us feel less than but allowing us to choose what is most important to us and least important and focusing on those things that matter most to us in each season.