You're Learning Too Much (And It's Holding You Back) | Book Club | 'Lean Learning' by Pat Flynn | 316
You might be learning yourself into overwhelm.
This month's Making Good Book Club pick is Lean Learning: Achieve More by Learning Less by Pat Flynn. After spending years (okay, months) telling yourself "I just need to learn a bit more before I start"—this book finally calls you out. And honestly? Me too 🙈
Pat Flynn introduces the concept of "just-in-time learning"—focusing on exactly what you need to know right now to take the next step, then actually taking that step.
Charelle and I dig into the overconsumption trap, why the learning-to-doing ratio is so skewed for most of us, and how to break the cycle of courses, podcasts, and books that keep us stuck in perpetual student mode instead of making actual progress.
If you've ever had 47 browser tabs open researching something you could've just started doing, this episode is your permission slip to close them all and take action.
What’s included in this episode:
The inspiration matrix—and how to spot "junk sparks" before you waste time on them
Why "if this were easy, what would it look like?" might be the only question you need
The concept of minimum viable action (and why it beats perfectionism every time)
How to practice "just-in-time learning" without getting distracted by everything else
And much more
Resources mentioned:
This month’s book: Lean Learning by Pat Flynn
Next month’s book: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
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