Books The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius  by Kendra Adachi (Author)

"The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius" by Kendra Adachi is a time management book designed specifically with women’s unique challenges and needs in mind. Adachi introduces an acronym, PLAN, which stands for Prepare, Live, Adjust, and Notice. These principles guide readers to manage their time with more kindness and realism rather than relentless productivity pressure.

The book is divided into three sections: the first explains the PLAN principles, the second offers practical strategies for applying them, and the third provides motivational pep talks for different life situations. Adachi highlights how most time management books are written by men for men, which often makes traditional advice ill-suited to women's lives—where unpredictable events like childcare, errands, and hormonal cycles affect energy and productivity.

One of the core messages is to plan around what matters most in the current season of life, acknowledging fluctuations in energy and capacity instead of trying to hustle constantly toward distant goals. The book also introduces frameworks such as the "Lighten the Load" to-do list and the PLAN Pyramid to visualize a balanced life. Adachi’s style is straightforward and often humorous, encouraging readers to embrace imperfection and prioritize living wholeheartedly today rather than chasing an idealized future.