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The Liz Moody Podcast

Drastically Rethinking Time Management: Routines & Habits To Make You Happier AND More Productive

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

The Lazy Genius Kendra Adachi joins Liz Moody to discuss productivity and time management. Kenda, a bestselling author and podcast host, takes a compassionate approach to time management. She is the only productivity expert who will tell you that you should not prioritize greatness, and that wholeness and self-actualization is much more important. Learn how to ditch the all-or-nothing mindset, create routines that work for you, and build rest and relaxation into your schedule. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 The Productivity Problem 02:00 Achieving Wholeness 04:21 All or Nothing Mindset 06:30 Greatness is the Exception 11:12 Naming What Matters Most 13:30 To-Do List Tips 18:33 Compassionate Organization 24:14 External Demands 26:56 Calm the Crazy 31:25 Productivity Industrial Complex 33:53 Build the Right Routine 42:09 Taking Off 48:05 Choosing Once 51:25 Trust Yourself 52:24 Listener Questions For more from Kendra, you can find her on Instagram at @thelazygenius or www.thelazygenisuscollective.com. Kendra’s book, The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius, is available now. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now!  To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody, or subscribe to her newsletter by visiting www.lizmoody.com. If you like this episode, check out Why We Have No Work/Life Balance + How To Fix It. This episode is sponsored by: Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Pique: go to piquelife.com/LIZMOODY for 15% off plus a special gift. Brain.fm: visit brain.fm/LIZMOODY to try it completely free for 30 days. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast.  This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 274. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Kendra, welcome to the podcast. There are fewer limitations in general and because 93% of time management books are written by men, that is a bit of a bummer.

0:08.9

The system that we have lived in for so long says, suck it up and get it done. It completely

0:14.9

dismisses who you are right then. I can only be productive when I'm really

0:18.8

overwhelmed and I have pressing deadlines and then I run out of time and I get overwhelmed and I do it.

0:24.1

How do I break this cycle? For some people that's how they thrive and there's nothing

0:27.9

wrong with that. If anybody listening writes down, do the Christmas shopping

0:32.1

on your to-do list?

0:35.0

Are you kidding?

0:35.7

And so how do we balance between if we're always trying to do the thing

0:38.9

that seems the most urgent, it's usually

0:40.5

because somebody else says this needs to be done by end of day.

0:42.8

Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we are sharing

0:46.6

real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.

0:51.6

I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling

0:53.8

author and longtime journalist and today I am joined by Kendra Dachie aka the

0:58.7

lazy genius. Kendra is a New York Times best-selling author. She's the host of the Lazy Genius podcast,

1:04.4

and her newest book is called The Plan. Manage Your Time like a lazy genius. It just came out,

1:10.5

and I am so excited to have her on because I have been on the struggle bus when it comes to time management and

1:16.9

Kendra's approach really changed things for me. This is a completely different take on time management and productivity than you have ever heard before.

1:25.8

You're going to get a full mindset shift and then don't worry, it is the Liz Moody Podcast.

1:30.7

So we're going to get into some really actionable tips too that you can use today to build routines that will make your life so much easier to stop procrastinating, to make better to do lists, and to build a life that just feels abundant and delicious.

1:45.8

Do you want that?

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