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The Lazy Genius Podcast

Bonus: How I Read 120 Books This Year

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Education, Arts

4.86.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This is not an episode of bragging. This is not an episode to make you feel like you should figure out a way to read 120 books or 20 books or 200 books or whatever. It is about what can happen when you actively choose to be a genius about something that matters, like reading matters to me.   Helpful Companion Links Episode #227: How to Know What to Read Next with Anne Bogel Anne’s podcast What Should I Read Next? I’m a guest on ep. 27 Books good enough to make you turn off the tv and ep. 245 Finding the right mix for your reading life. Episode #228: 5 Ways to Organize Your Books Episode #152: Reading in Odd Circumstances Episode #213: Create a Summer Reading Club Episode #23: The Lazy Genius Reads How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading See a list of my favorite reads here. Get the Latest Lazy Letter Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! Download a transcript of this episode.   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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.

0:03.4

I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter

0:08.2

and lazy about the things that don't.

0:10.2

Today is about this episode to help us close out 2022.

0:13.5

How I read 120 books this year.

0:16.5

Okay, this is not an episode of Bragging.

0:19.4

This is not an episode to make you feel like you should figure out a way to read 120 books

0:23.5

or 20 books or 200 books or two books or whatever.

0:27.1

This episode is not about numbers or even reaching rating goals.

0:32.2

It's barely about books.

0:33.2

I mean, it kind of is.

0:34.8

But this is really about what happens when you actively choose to be a genius about

0:39.6

something that matters, like reading matters to me.

0:44.4

So here's what we're going to do.

0:45.5

The first half of this episode will all be about the choices I made to be a genius about

0:49.9

something that matters.

0:51.1

And then the second half will be more reading specific if you are a book nerd like

0:55.8

I am, the breakdowns, favorite title, stuff like that.

0:58.8

Okay, so let's start with this genius part, right?

1:01.2

I love reading.

1:02.2

I love reading.

1:04.4

It is my favorite hobby of all the hobbies.

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