Many people begin the new year with a list of resolutions. By the beginning of February, many of those resolutions have begun to falter. Enter The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi. New Year’s resolutions most often proclaim big, sweeping changes in a person’s lifestyle. Adachi is well aware that humans rarely take to such change well and will tell you to stop beating yourself up over it. The Lazy Genius Way lays out a list of principles to help you figure out what matters, stop worrying so much about what doesn’t, and attack what needs to get done efficiently. Adachi writes in an engaging, almost conversational, style that fits well with her message to stop worrying about what other people think and prioritize what matters to you. Adachi writes from her position as a married mother of three young children, but the principles can be cleanly applied by readers in all stages of life.
I feel the need to point out one thing that is not evident from most of the marketing for this book. Adachi’s Christian faith is clearly a big part of her life and permeates her work. For readers of similar faith, this can be a clear plus. As a spiritual person of a different faith, this didn’t bother me, but I recognize that it could occasionally strike more secular readers oddly in the same way Marie Kondo’s Shinto background causes some to raise an eyebrow at parts of her The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
The Lazy Genius Way is a perfect read for people worried about their flagging New Year’s resolutions, worried that they will never got their lives in order. Start small, build the right routines, and be kind to yourself.
Availability: Book Rating: **** Stars (I really liked it)
Reviewer: Catherine, Cataloging Librarian