Hi there, you are listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm Kendra Dachee 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 307, a more helpful way to look at spring cleaning. Why more helpful?

Because I think that most spring cleaning information I run across is not helpful, at

least in the way I need it to be. So today we're going to do what we often do. We're going

to tackle both perspective and practicality. Seeing something in a new way, it really matters.

And then also after that paradigm shift, we need some small steps to move in a direction

that is practically, tangibly, helpful. So that is our plan for today. So let's jump

in.

Alright, first, spring cleaning words. They're everywhere right now. I just opened my

promotions tab in my inbox and I'm shocked at how many brands that have nothing to do

with the cleaning industry are using spring cleaning language. Beauty, skincare, shoes,

apparel, home decor. Everyone is using this language right now. It's like, spring cleaning

your makeup bag, get your skin ready for spring, spring clean your closet and get a refresh.

It's all over the place. And it's a bit of a chicken and egg thing, you know, like are

all the brands and all the content creators talking about it because it's just in the air

or is it in the air because all the brands and the content creators are talking about it?

And I mean, let's be honest, I'm one of them, like literally right now. Spring cleaning

is in the title of the set. So I say that more with curiosity than with judgment, but it

really is everywhere. And when something is everywhere, it presents to us a level of importance

or urgency, whether we chose that urgency or not, right? Just because it's all around

us. So first, let's say words about what to do with the presence of spring cleaning

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