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 453, 12 ways to be

a better problem solver, part two. Last week, we covered the first five of the 12 ways. So if you

didn't catch that episode yet, give it a listen before this one. There aren't any secrets embedded

in either one. You'll just get a more comprehensive take on solving

problems, if you listen to both. Life has many problems and learning to navigate them with kindness,

while practically solving them is a valuable skill to learn. It's kind of the whole vibe of what

we do here. We're learning to be better problem

solvers in all kinds of situations. And these 12 tools are essential to solving problems like a lazy

genius. After that, we'll have a little extra something where I'll share about this music

project challenge that I'm doing in 2026. I'm really excited about it. And in case you are too, I'll share about this music project challenge that I'm doing in 2026. I'm really excited about it.

And in case you are too, I will share the details so you can follow along.

As always, we will celebrate the lazy genius of the week, which is a fantastic example of being a better problem solver, having to do with school backpacks, you guys.

Then we'll close with a mini pep talk for when the season in front of you feels too long. Before we do that, a little story about the show

and a recent episode that did not perform so well and something I learned that I wanted to share

with you guys. So a couple of weeks ago during the first week of January, I released an episode called

Permission to Not Be Great.

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