The Plan is a breath of fresh air. As a woman who is in the middle of an ongoing medical crisis, the gentle & practical approach to time mangement that Kendra shares in The Plan just makes sense!
FINALLY!
What a relief to have this kind of book offer hope.
It's organized well, written in Kendra's incredible voice, and a very much needed message in today's productivity obsessed culture.

A fast paced self help book with bite size chapters , which I appreciate in these types of books. The concept of seasons of life was quite interesting.

My main complaint is that the does get a bit repetitive at times, with many concepts and lists.

The premise of this book makes sense to me… that time management systems have been predominantly prepared by men for men. The rest of the book just missed the mark.

You really can’t say that your book is written for every woman and have the entire story revolve around parenting young children.

You also can’t claim to be inclusive when you sing praises to Jesus. To me that in itself recategorizes this book into a Christian self-help book.

I didn’t quite love this as much as the original Lazy Genius book, but I still love Kendra’s voice and like to pretend she’s my slightly older big sister. Because I read this as a digital copy, I got confused by some of the acronyms. I recommend buying a physical copy instead. I did really enjoy how she helped organize productivity based on a woman’s cycle. The quick pep talk chapters at the end were really lovely too.

I've read a lot of productivity and time management books over the years and I have to say, The Plan, by far is the best one out there. Kendra Adachi has crafted a book and an approach to managing time that is a breath of fresh air. Her approach is easily adaptable, is designed to work with you, not have you work for it, and is simple to integrate into your life. There's no complex system with a multitude of steps to follow. Instead the reader is introduced to a flexible process that allows you to choose how you're spending your time each day. It allows you to get things done, but also gives you the freedom to change things up without making you feel like it will all fall apart if you do. Anyone who is trying to better their time management skills or who just needs a little guidance when it comes to how to plan their time, needs to read this book. It will change you life.

This book turns productivity on its ear! Kendra flips the script of every productivity book by focusing on where and why women struggle. Then she applies her no nonsense Lazy Genius methods to help women make a plan and achieve their goals. This book is a MUST áreas for all women.

This book is wise, practical, and gracious. I found Adachi's ideas and philosophy on time management to be accessible and easy to implement. The writing is solid and Adachi comes across as a friendly guide to rethinking how you structure your life. I enjoyed reading it in small chunks, not finding it necessary to read the whole thing cover to cover. It's easy to pick up and find a helpful tidbit.

This was a helpful read for a brain that feels scattered. Kendra's approach honors you as a nuanced person whose needs are vast and ever changing. She helps you find direction in ways that are unique to you. This books fills a void in the productivity sphere.

I’ve been a Kendra fan for a long time and this might be her best book yet. Grateful that the Lazy Genius principles continue to evolve and impact so many families.

A feminist take on time management and planning and how to lessen the load that ends up on women's laps at work and home Some interesting ideas here. There is a chapter on the menstrual cycle that does not fit anymore with my life stage but interesting concept. There were some tidbits in here I can put into action.

Thank you to Netgalley and Convergent Books for an ARC and I voluntarily left this review.

The Plan offers an insightful and deeply personal approach to personal planning specifically tailored for women. What sets this work apart is its unique blend of practical advice and psychological understanding, providing readers with more than just a standard self-help manual. The author skillfully deconstructs common thought patterns, offering a compassionate and strategic approach.
The writing feels supportive, presenting guidance that reads like advice from a trusted mentor who genuinely believes in the reader's potential. Each tip and strategy is carefully crafted to be not just theoretical, but immediately actionable. Unlike many planning guides that can feel abstract or disconnected, this book excels in providing concrete, implementable processes that readers can integrate into their lives with clarity and confidence.
One of the book's greatest strengths is its empathetic tone. The advice comes across with a sense of collaboration between the author and reader. Kendra demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the female psychological barriers that often impede women's personal and professional planning, offering insights that are both enlightening and transformative.

The tone felt condescending at times, and overwhelmingly negative. I'm not really sure who this book was written for, and I didn't find enough tips and tricks to take away to make it feel worth it.

Kendra Adachi’s first book and podcast, The Lazy Genius has helped me in so many areas of my parenting journey, that I devoured her newest book as soon as possible. The Plan is a time management book written by a woman for women, with women’s minds and schedules at the forefront. Kendra provides a novel way of looking at time management that embraces the mess that my spheres of influence are always in, and provides clear cut tips and tricks for helping me come up with my own plan. Her practical tools are a breath of fresh air for this flustered mom of three.

(Preliminary 5 ⭐️ rating…keep reading to find out why.)

I am about halfway through, but I already know this book is going to change my frame of mind about so many things! As a recovering perfectionist who loves to make a plan, I have tried a lot of strategies and tricks and planners and systems…and usually I just end up exhausted. This book is different, I can just tell!* It’s about showing yourself compassion when planning, knowing that failing is ok, and it has been kindly guiding vs. overhauling. Y’all!!! I can’t wait to keep reading and growing as a human and a woman. Once again, thank you for just getting it Kendra Adachi!

*And it’s not just because there is a whole chapter about periods and hormones!

Thank you to Convergent and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

I’m not generally a consumer of self-help books, but I heard an excerpt from this audio book on the Office Ladies podcast and was immediately drawn in. As a career-oriented woman with a busy family life, this book felt like a therapy session. The steps in the plan aren’t really anything groundbreaking, and even though it sounds like common sense stuff, it still felt like an epiphany in some ways. I would say this book is targeted to working mothers based on the examples and scenarios given throughout, but this book would really be helpful for anyone that feels like they have too many conflicting priorities and not enough hours in the day.

When I saw Kendra was coming out with another book and it was about planning, I was excited to read and see what genius tips she could impart. The beginning of the book she is painting a picture, in my mind more a philosophy of sorts of how to go about planning. She does a deep dive into a few aspects of thought processes and certain areas that should be understood in your life before going about planning. She does this in a very witty back and forth conversationalist kind of way. It is funny and I enjoyed that part. I do like the very practical tips toward the last third of the book as well. A good portion of the beginning was a little overwhelming though explaining the pyramid and different areas of thoughtful planning. For simplifying, it seemed a little excessive on the rules of simplifing. I feel like one major piece was missing from this book and that was the God aspect. I feel like God and faith were very much standardly mentioned but not at its core integrated within. So, in my personal opinion that could have made this book a lot better. There was also some ideology that I didn’t totally agree with, including some new age thinking, which really is a red flag for me when applying principles, like she suggests in the book. However, I appreciate the practicality of things mentioned and the different approach of how to go about to plan.

I'm a big fan of Kendra Adachi, her prior books, and her podcast, but this book was a big disappoint for me. I'm a quick reader, but this book took me a long time to read. While I enjoy Kendra's writing style for this genre of book (it feels we are sitting on her couch and she's just chatting with me), I felt like it was a little too chatty and not enough substance. When reading a self-help type book, I like to have at least one or two clear takeaways of actions to take. With this book, there were too many plans with the PLAN that I'm really not sure how to put her recommendations into action. I do appreciate her overall messaging that you aren't going to be perfect at all the things, so you need to pick what is most important at this point in time and give yourself grace for the other items.

Thank you Convergent Books for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I have enjoyed this author’s other books, but this one wasn’t for me. The audio narration was well done by the author.

This book is fantastic! I deeply appreciate how thoroughly Kendra‘s perspective takes into consideration womanhood. While so many things are dictated by culture and society in relation to the expectations put upon us, Kendra has done a phenomenal job of considering all those pieces and still developing practical encouragement and tools that effectively slice through the fluff. This book offers a perspective that stands in stark contrast to what the world’s messaging is constantly bombarding us with. It feels like a breath of fresh air and full of so much hope while helping manage a very real part of life. All the stars!

The Plan by Kendra Adachi is her plan to help you decide what is important to you and lazy about the things that don’t matter to you. I really wanted to like this book since I like her podcast but honestly I didn’t care for it. She focused so much on the patriarchy and her monthly cycle that it took away from the usefulness of the book. I will stick with the podcast from now on.

Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.