Bonus: How to Approach Holiday Downtime

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Education, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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We are releasing an extra episode for you as you enjoy your winter holidays. This is an episode from a while back that I think will be a great addition to your podcast listening queue in this quieter week. It's episode 345: How to Approach Holiday Downtime. This is the time when we move from the scurry of holiday preparations and schedules to just like suddenly being home with little to no agenda, and that can be kind of hard. So this bonus episode might be just for you. Helpful Companion Links Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. Episode #320: How to Feel Good About Free Time Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You’ll Need Episode #212: A Guide to Summer House Rules 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. 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	I want to tell you about a remarkable new podcast I can't get enough of. What happens when
0:07.8	our passions become obsessions? On David Green is obsessed, one of America's most familiar
0:14.1	voices and longtime co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, seeks out obsessives of all kinds while unpacking his own fixations.
0:23.9	You'll hear David talk to you, comedian Tignitaro, about her complex passion for plant-based
0:29.3	food. Actor David Arquette on his love for Bozo the Clown, Paula Poundstone on her house
0:35.2	full of cats, celebrity chef Michael Simon, on why he just can't quit the Cleveland Browns, even though they often make him miserable, and so much more.
0:44.7	It's pop psychology disguised as conversations with the world's most fascinating people.
0:50.0	You can listen to David Green is obsessed wherever you get podcasts.
0:58.0	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.
1:09.0	Hustling to be the best or to make the most out of every
1:11.7	opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable. So here we do things differently. On this show, we value
1:18.0	contentment, compassion, and living in our season. We favor small steps over big systems. Here we are
1:24.4	lazy geniuses. Being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
1:29.5	And I'm so glad you're here.
1:31.7	Today we are releasing an extra episode for you as you enjoy your winter holidays.
1:36.4	This is an episode from a while back that I think will be a great addition to your podcast listening cue in this quieter week, probably.
1:44.8	It's episode 345, how to approach holiday downtime.
1:50.5	This is the time when we move from the scurry of holiday preparations and schedules
1:55.8	to just like suddenly being home with little to no agenda. And that can honestly be kind of hard.
2:02.3	So this bonus episode might be just for you. I hope you enjoy listening while you slow down at
2:08.3	home and we will see you back here on Monday for a brand new episode. Happy holidays and
2:14.0	thanks for listening. Hey there. You're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.
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