#456 - What's Saving My Life

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Education, Arts

4.8 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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We do these episodes once a quarter where I share the things - big, small, and varied - that are saving my life right now. It’s a beloved practice, one we’ve been doing for a long time together. Barbara Brown Taylor was the person originally credited for this phrase, and many of us on the Internet really love the simplicity and breadth it offers. So today I’m going to share my list. Helpful Companion Links Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. In the month of February, 10% of our revenue from Playbook sales will go to World Central Kitchen! Episode #160: Wear Makeup Like a Lazy Genius Elta MD Tinted Sunscreen Merit Beauty Foundation Stick RMS Powdered Bronzer RMS Powdered Luminizer Glossier Cloud Paint in Burst Kosas Eyebrow Pencil Bobbi Brown Longwear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Nude Beach Bobbi Brown Longwear Cream Waterproof Eyeliner Stick in Panther Merit Beauty Clean Lash 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. 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 or record your idea and share your voice on the show. 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.
0:03.7	I'm Kendra Adachi.
0:05.3	This podcast is not about hacking the system to find more time or hacking your energy to get more done.
0:11.7	Hustling to be the best or to make the most out of every opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable.
0:17.8	So here we do things differently.
0:20.0	On this show, we value contentment, compassion,
0:23.3	and living in our season.
0:25.0	We favor small steps over big systems.
0:27.6	Here we are lazy geniuses,
0:29.7	being a genius about the things that matter
0:31.9	and lazy about the things that don't,
0:33.9	and I am so glad you're here.
0:35.7	Today is episode 456, what's Saving My Life? We do these episodes
0:40.3	once a quarter where I share the things big and small and wildly varied that are saving
0:47.0	my life right now. It is a beloved practice, one that we have been doing for a long time together.
0:53.4	In fact, if you recall, there was a recent-ish lazy genius of the week
0:57.7	who schedules a quarterly video call with her best friend who lives far away
1:02.3	where they share all the things that are saving their lives.
1:05.2	I love it so much.
1:07.3	Barbara Brown-Taylor was the person originally credited for this phrase, and many of us on the
1:12.4	internet really love the simplicity and breadth that it offers. So today I'm going to share my
1:18.3	list of what's saving my life right now. After that, for a little extra something, I'm going to share
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