#39: The Lazy Genius Hosts Thanksgiving

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Education, Arts

4.8 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Hosting Thanksgiving sounds great in theory but terrifying in execution. So many dishes. So much pressure. And the turkey! What if the turkey is horrible or raw or dry enough to sand the deck? In this episode, I share the three keys to hosting success plus ten of my favorite practical tips. You can do this. Don't forget to check out the only turkey recipe you'll ever need, and this Sunday I'll email The Lazy Genius Collective mailing list everything I have to say about Thanksgiving. Don't miss it, and join here! This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi Lazy Geniuses, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.
0:05.4	I'm Kendra, and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy
0:09.4	about the things that don't.
0:11.3	Today's episode is episode 39, the Lazy Genius hosts Thanksgiving.
0:16.5	This is one of those angel and devil on your shoulder situations.
0:19.9	You love welcoming people around your table, or at least you want to be the kind of person
0:24.1	that loves welcoming people around your table.
0:26.6	But the seemingly smarter version of you says you're crazy, it's so much work, it'll
0:31.1	never be right.
0:32.1	Somebody else can do a better.
0:33.7	What's the point?
0:34.7	Etc.
0:35.7	Etc.
0:36.7	Here is the question we are going to answer today.
0:38.9	Well two questions, and you probably fit into one of these camps.
0:42.6	Number one, how do I host Thanksgiving and still enjoy it?
0:46.5	Or how do I host Thanksgiving without getting caught up?
0:50.6	Both are steeped in performance, aren't they?
0:54.2	If you still want to enjoy it, you probably are doing too many things you don't enjoy.
0:59.6	You might be putting too much pressure on yourself, and if you don't want to get caught
1:02.8	up, you're probably doing more than you need in order to maybe impress people.
1:08.7	Neither way is super great.
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