Hi 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 296. How to Lazy Genius Your Habits. It is

January and we have that fresh start energy, right? If you missed last week's

episode, how to start fresh without starting over, I highly encourage that one

too. That habits are a thing. Habits make up your life whether you realize it or

not. There is obviously a preeminent resource on habits that you've probably

read along with the other 10 million people who have called Atomic Habits by

James Clear. If you want to deep dive in habits, that is a great one. That book is

one of the few productivity books that I genuinely enjoyed from start to finish.

It was so helpful and I didn't get frustrated or overwhelmed or mad when I

read it. The only thing I'll note if you do read it is that there are a lot of

examples that were of men instead of women and there was a significant focus on

the body. Habits described as, like, quote, losing weight to improve your dating

prospects. That did not sit with me for obvious reasons. But other than that,

it's a really great book. There is a reason it is sold like crazy pants. So if

you want a deep dive on habits, specifically, that resource is excellent and I

will reference it today. But we will not dive deep dive today because this is a

podcast episode. We don't have time for that. And maybe you also don't need a deep

dive. You know, you just need a reminder too as you move into the new year. I

want to offer some perspective on habits as you begin or end them. I will share

James Clear's Atomic Habit Principles as well as some of my favorite lazy

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