The Lazy Genius Way

If you and I engage every priority without a filter of what stays and what needs to move along, eventually we’ll be at a crossroads: run ourselves ragged caring about everything or give up and care about nothing.

But we assume, then, if we’re not sweating because of it, we’re not benefiting from it. That goes for exercise, doing laundry, and combating loneliness. If we’re not working excessively hard to make something happen, we might as well give up until we can put forth the effort required.

Other Mondays got a dose of determined genius. I’d spend Sunday night maniacally scribbling in my newest planner, organizing every meal I’d make, glass of water I’d consume, errand I’d run,

Little did I know you can be just as exhausted from not trying as you can from trying too hard.

While my actions weren’t always a direct correlation to his, I lived as if they were.

only to follow through on basically nothing.

We need a filter that allows us to craft a life focusing only on what matters to us, not on what everyone else says should matter.

Naturally, I assumed that I was the problem, that I wasn’t trying hard enough or being perfect enough to make our home a happy place.

when a transition is looming, or when you feel the weight of busyness.