NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Lazy Genius Way brings her signature Kind Big Sister Energy to a practical time management book for people weary of productivity but eager to live a good life.
If productivity systems tend to let you down, reading The PLAN will be such a relief.
Most time-management books leave you feeling inadequate, focusing on greatness and optimization. But what if you want to simply live your life without chasing productivity at every turn? Is there a way to manage your time without being at its mercy?
Absolutely, and The PLAN will show you how.
In her signature “Kind Big Sister” style, Kendra Adachi offers a fresh take on managing your time. Using the memorable acronym PLAN, you will learn to prepare, live, adjust, and notice like a Lazy Genius, all through the lens of what matters to you in your current season. With The PLAN, you’ll
• discover two beliefs that will change your time management forever
• integrate your hormones, personality, and life stage into your planning process
• use the Lighten the Load framework to get your stuff done
• experience freedom from the crushing pressure of greatness, potential, and hustle
• live wholeheartedly today
Refreshingly compassionate and immediately practical, The PLAN is what you’ve been waiting for.
“Ladies, this is the book we’ve been waiting for. The PLAN is a time-management book written by a woman with women in mind. It’s practical, funny, and is changing the way we see lists and organizing our lives. We loved every mention of our uterine walls shedding. And there’s a Matrix reference. Kendra Adachi understands. She’s here for you.”—Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, hosts of the Office Ladies podcast
“Kendra Adachi is the go-to for smart, pragmatic, knowing analysis of time and tasks. I turn to her to keep me oriented toward what matters. She’s a gift.”—Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast
“Strikingly original and compassionate, Kendra Adachi offers a vision of time management that embraces the unique messiness of your life instead of trying to optimize it away.”—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Digital Minimalism
“Are you a human? Then you are going to love this book . . . tender, compassionate, infinitely useful. You’ll walk away a little more convinced that some plans are worth it and others were programmed into you in the 2000s during low-fat yogurt commercials about women having it all.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason
“After delving into countless time-management books, The PLAN emerges as the awaited gem. A vital voice in time management, Kendra Adachi skillfully normalizes the challenges specific to women and equips us with practical tools for success. This overdue perspective is a breath of fresh air.”—Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace
“Kendra Adachi is a generous teacher with a refreshing framework for how to plan your life like a person, not a robot. Smart, wise, and right on time, this is the most accessible time-management book I’ve ever read.”—Emily P. Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk into a Room
“If I had to choose only one book as a guide for the remainder of my journey toward wholeness, it would be this one! The brilliance of Kendra Adachi is demonstrated in her unsurpassed ability to name the differences between men and women while respecting both. For women who are making our way in the twenty-first century, she asks all the right questions and offers solutions that work, while proving that equality does not mean sameness. I’ve needed this book since I was nineteen years old, yet at seventy-three it’s not too late!”—Suzanne Stabile, co-author of The Road Back to You, author of The Path Between Us, and host of The Enneagram Journey podcast
“The PLAN is for readers who have hormones, bosses, and homes to manage (hopefully with an equal partner), who have found the current time-management tools lacking.”—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play
Kendra Adachi is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, the creator of The Lazy Genius Podcast, and an expert on compassionate time management. She lives in NC with her husband and three kids.
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