Hey there, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here

to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.

Today is episode 288, How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier. We're in the middle of November.

American Thanksgiving is next week, which means that Christmas is in five minutes and it's

easy to feel like we're losing our minds a little bit with all the things. So today,

we're going to make the rest of 2022 easier with five fairly simple steps that will give

you really practical help in making the next six or seven weeks feel good and enjoyable

rather than rushed and stressful. In fact, I'd like for you to do one of two things. I want

you to either listen to this episode in full, knowing that you will listen again with a little

more time and then some paper because we're going to walk through some exercises here. So either

listen it, listen now, knowing that you're going to listen again or hang tight, look at your

life the next couple of days and then find a time, even put it on your calendar where you can

listen to this episode and have time to pause and do the steps I'm encouraging you to do in real

time. So this episode is super practical, super, super practical and it's going to give you the

best kind of homework to make the rest of 2022 easier. Now, before we jump into the five steps,

if you're absolutely drowning, absolutely drowning and feel like you just cannot get a handle on

the holiday season, I will quickly remind you of the holiday docket. The holiday docket is a

digital resource. It's just a downloadable PDF and it is the lazy genius guide to celebrating

well. It walks you through the season, helps you name what matters to you and it gives you places

to go in the right order so that you can have what you need. You can troubleshoot certain problems.

You can plan your opening and closing ceremonies. Basically, it's like a path to taking a deep breath

during this busy time so that you can enjoy the things that you want to enjoy. So if you are just

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