1089: Mastering New Skills and Information Overload through Lean Learning with Pat Flynn

We often will walk away from those things that are a lot harder or things that we've never done before just to go back to our comfort zone. But sometimes you need to get forced to do those things and add a little bit more pressure to get the results you want. When you take a small moment in time, focus on something, a little micro thing inside of the thing that you're doing that's much bigger, and that then becomes a part of you so that you can kind of become a master at it over time by continually stacking those skills. That's Pat Flynn.

He's a lifelong learner from San Diego who has built a reputation as one of the most influential voices in digital entrepreneurship. through smart passive income or SPI in additional diverse businesses, award-winning podcasts, newsletters, YouTube channels, and thriving online communities. He's also the guy who taught me how to podcast. Pat reaches and inspires millions of people each month, so you'll learn one, why learning less can help you achieve more, two, how pressure helps you learn better. And three, how to teach others

in order to learn faster. And if you want a quick summary write about these actual takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free gold nugget email newsletter, which you can find at awesomeatyourjob.com. I'm Pete McKaidis and this is how to be awesome at your job. And now, here's Pat. Pat, welcome back.

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