#434 - 10 Ways I Feel Like Myself

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Arts, Education

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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I get this question a lot, “How do you figure out what makes you feel like yourself? Is it even possible when you’re wearing all the hats and pulled in all the directions?” I’ve always said yes it is. You just have to find the things that make you feel like you. Well, when I started working on this episode and made my list of things, I found a level of nuance I’ve never really named before. Essentially, there are things that wake you up and other things that fill you up, and that difference might make a difference. Let’s get into it! Helpful Companion Links Order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. I'll be talking with Jen Hatmaker about her new book, Awake, at Festival of Books and Authors in Winston-Salem on Saturday, September 27th. There are tons of sessions to see and authors to meet, and the event is free to the public. Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need Breezy Instrumental Playlist (Spotify) Sign up for our every-other-week podcast recap email called Latest Lazy Listens. Sign up for my once-a-month newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. Sign up for The Book List Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) Download a transcript of this episode. Want to share your Lazy Genius of the Week idea with us? Use this form to tell us about it. 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	Hey there, you're listening to the Lazy Genius podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi. This podcast isn't about
0:07.1	hacking the system to find more time or hacking your energy to get more done. Hustling to be the best
0:12.7	or to make the most out of every opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable. So here we do
0:18.8	things differently. On this podcast, we value contentment,
0:22.1	compassion, and living in our season. We favor small steps over big systems. Here we are lazy
0:28.3	geniuses, being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
0:33.0	And I'm so glad you're here. Today is episode 434. 10 ways I feel like myself. So I get this question
0:41.7	a lot. How do you figure out what makes you feel like yourself? Is it even possible when you're
0:48.1	wearing all the hats and pulled in all the directions? I've always said, yes, it is. You just have to find the things that make
0:55.4	you feel like you. Well, when I started working on this episode and I made my list of things,
1:00.4	I found a level of nuance. I've never really named before. Essentially, there are things
1:07.0	that wake you up and other things that fill you up. And that difference might make a difference.
1:13.3	So we will get into it and I'm so excited. Now, as for the rest of the episode, today's a little extra
1:18.7	something is newsletter corner where I share a peek into what's inside last week's latest lazy letter,
1:25.7	as well as a peek behind the scenes of how I put those
1:28.0	newsletters together. As always, we'll have the lazy genius of the week and we'll end with a
1:33.0	mini pep talk on accepting help. Before we do, I wanted to let you know that I'm going to be at
1:38.8	the Festival of Books in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday, September 27th. I have the exciting privilege of
1:47.1	being Jen Hatmakers' conversation partner to get into her new memoir, awake. And that event is free to
1:53.4	attend. It is a huge festival. It's run so well by the team at Bookmarks Bookstore,
1:57.8	which is one of my absolute favorite indie stores ever. There are going to be some amazing authors at this thing this year.
2:03.6	So if you are close enough to the Winston-Salem area and you love to read, you should come
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