The Lazy Genius Podcast #440 - How to Make the Rest of 2025 Easier
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Oct 20, 2025 As the year wraps up, the pressure mounts, but there are ways to find joy. Embrace small pleasures over rigid systems and protect your downtime to recharge. Kendra suggests five low-effort strategies to ease the hustle of 2025. She emphasizes the importance of kindness toward chores and daily tasks, framing them as honorable rituals. Noticing the good in everyday moments can transform your perspective. Let go of perfectionism and savor the beauty in simple, ordinary experiences.
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Presence Eases Busy Seasons
- Grounding in small joys and anchors reduces the frenzy of busy seasons more than adding systems.
- Presence and connection give a stronger foundation for managing tasks compassionately.
Pause Non-Essential Projects
- Pause projects that are not essential to this season to free mental energy and cut guilt.
- Intentionally mark them 'on pause' so you can forget them until you choose to resume.
Porch Swing Left In The Box
- Kendra keeps a boxed porch swing paused on the porch and intentionally treats it as a non-essential project.
- Declaring it 'on pause' removes guilt and lets the family unpause it when energy aligns.
