Hi there. You're listening to the Lazy Genius podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi. This podcast is not about hacking the system to find more time or hacking your energy to get more done. Hustling to be the best or to make the most out of every opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable. So here we do things differently. On this show, we value contentment, compassion,

and living in our season. We favor small steps over big systems. Here we are lazy geniuses,

being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. And I'm so glad you're

here. Today is episode 444. 10 ways to simplify a holiday gathering.

Next week is Thanksgiving in the U.S., but whether or not you'll be celebrating or you'll even listen to this episode in a different month in November, I think we could all use some help when it comes to holiday gatherings or just like large family gatherings in general.

The holidays are typically when we gather with the bulk of our extended families if we have them. And it's not a usual occurrence, right? Uncommon

situations often produce the unexpected. So let's talk through some tools that simplify what might already feel complicated enough in gathering

with extended family. So I have 10 super simple ideas to simplify your gathering. And even if you try one,

I think it'll make your gathering in life a whole lot easier. After that, we'll have a little extra something where I'll

share some of my favorite group games to play. You can borrow any of these for your holiday

weekend or just the next time you're like having a game night. Now, I'm not like a gaming expert by

any means, but I do, I do love a good game. Next, we will celebrate the lazy genius of the week with the sweetest idea

on hosting a Thanksgiving dinner when your family is not around. And then we'll finish up with a

mini pep talk on when you hate everything. Okay, before we get into all of that, if you have not been

listening to the podcast for a couple of weeks, or you just keep forgetting, you can go to the lazy genius collective.com slash playbooks and check out our new additions to the playbook

family. We still have our beloved seasonal playbooks, winter, spring, summer, fall. I could not

think of the seasons in order. But we have added specific playbooks for those bigger things in your life that might need

a little extra space to like make a mess and dream and remember and plan. Celebrations,

projects, travel, and yearbook. Okay, these four new playbooks, they're in four new colors,

just as fun and essential to use as ever.

And because many of you have asked for this, we are selling the four new ones in a playbook extras bundle so you can get them at a sale price.

We hope you enjoy that.

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