Jenna and Angela chat with Kendra Adachi, the host of “The Lazy Genius” podcast. They discuss how being a lazy genius has improved their lives, the lazy genius characters in 'The Office', and strategies for managing email overload. They also talk about the lazy genius principle of starting small and share personal anecdotes.
Implementing a system of labels and folders in Gmail improved Angela's prioritization and timely response to work emails, strengthening her partnership with Jenna.
The Lazy Genius method encourages prioritizing what matters, finding balance in relationships with different priorities, and embracing progress over perfection.
Deep dives
Transforming Work Emails with Batching and Organizing
Angela and Jenna share how listening to an episode of The Lazy Genius Podcast transformed their approach to work emails. Angela struggled with prioritizing and finding timely responses, which affected their business partnership. After learning about batching and organizing emails, Angela implemented a system of labels and folders in Gmail. This allowed her to prioritize and easily find emails related to specific projects. Jenna appreciated the change as it helped her receive timely responses and strengthened their work relationship.
The Lazy Genius Method and Finding Balance
Kendra Adachi, host of The Lazy Genius Podcast, joins Angela and Jenna to discuss her approach to being a lazy genius. The Lazy Genius method encourages individuals to be geniuses about the things that matter to them and lazy about the things that don't. It involves prioritizing, essentializing, organizing, personalizing, and systemizing. Kendra highlights the importance of naming what matters and finding balance in relationships where priorities may differ.
The Office Characters on the Lazy to Genius Scale
Angela, Jenna, and Kendra discuss where the characters from The Office would fall on the lazy to genius scale. They share their thoughts on Angela Martin, Pam Beesly, Phyllis Vance, and Toby Flenderson. They also discuss how Michael Scott, Ryan Howard, and Kelly Kapoor have their own unique priorities that may not align with others. The conversation emphasizes the importance of communication and understanding different perspectives in relationships.
The Lazy Genius Approach to Starting Small
Kendra explains the principle of starting small in The Lazy Genius method. She emphasizes the value of taking small steps towards goals and embracing progress over perfection. Starting small allows individuals to build sustainable habits and prioritize what truly matters to them. Angela and Jenna share their personal experiences of starting small and how it has positively impacted their lives.
Are you ready for some Monday Motivation? Jenna and Angela sit down with Kendra Adachi, host of “The Lazy Genius” podcast, and talk about how being a lazy genius has improved their lives. This includes Jenna and Angela sharing how Kendra’s lazy genius advice has helped them become better business partners to each other. Kendra also reveals which “Office” characters are lazy geniuses and it might surprise you! So enjoy this bonus episode and please welcome “The Lazy Genius” podcast to the “Office Ladies Network”!