How to Be Awesome at Your Job1 Sep 2025

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

Pat Flynn shares his strategies on how to escape the trap of endless information—and learn the right way.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why learning less can help you achieve more

2) How pressure helps you learn better

3) How to teach others in order to learn faster

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— ABOUT PAT —

Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and lifelong learner from San Diego who has built a reputation as one of the most influential voices in digital entrepreneurship. Through his diverse portfolio of businesses, award-winning podcasts, newsletters, YouTube channels, and thriving online communities, Pat reaches and inspires millions of people each month.

He is the founder of SPI, an online community for digital entrepreneurs, co-inventor of the SwitchPod, and host of the Deep Pocket Monster YouTube channel as well as founder of Card Party, a large-scale live event for the community of Pokémon collectors.

Pat also serves as an advisor to dozens of companies and is a sought-after keynote speaker. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, collecting Pokémon cards, and rewatching the Back to the Future trilogy.

• Book: Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less

• Website: SmartPassiveIncome.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Poppy AI

• Book: Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire by Dan Martell

• Book: Moonlighting on the Internet: Five World Class Experts Reveal Proven Ways to Make and Extra Paycheck Online Each Month by Yanik Silver

• Book: The Long-Haul Leader: Ten Strategies to Work Smarter, Live Better, and Achieve Lasting Success by Chris Ducker

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