Pat Flynn

And I know a lot of us are falling in that same path, whether you're 15 or 50, that you just are overwhelmed and confused with everything that's available out there to you. Because like I said, information is no longer scarce. It is everywhere. We're not just at a buffet line. And as humans, we hoard information. It's like food in the wilderness that we just we see a fruit tree.

And I know a lot of us are falling in that same path, whether you're 15 or 50, that you just are overwhelmed and confused with everything that's available out there to you. Because like I said, information is no longer scarce. It is everywhere. We're not just at a buffet line. And as humans, we hoard information. It's like food in the wilderness that we just we see a fruit tree.

We take every fruit because we might not come across another tree like that. We're just overwhelmed. Our brains aren't evolved enough to handle the world that we live in. And so this book is an answer to that. It's how to understand how to navigate learning today. And the story that I tell in the beginning of the book is about my son when he was in preschool.

We take every fruit because we might not come across another tree like that. We're just overwhelmed. Our brains aren't evolved enough to handle the world that we live in. And so this book is an answer to that. It's how to understand how to navigate learning today. And the story that I tell in the beginning of the book is about my son when he was in preschool.

His teacher had sent an email that was really odd. because during the day, apparently, in the hot San Diego sun, I'm from San Diego as well. Woo, let's go. I'm so grateful that you're here for the last leg of your trip, man. I'm so, so thankful for you. So imagine near summer, super hot, and when these preschoolers have an ant infestation in their classroom, so they have to eat lunch outside.

His teacher had sent an email that was really odd. because during the day, apparently, in the hot San Diego sun, I'm from San Diego as well. Woo, let's go. I'm so grateful that you're here for the last leg of your trip, man. I'm so, so thankful for you. So imagine near summer, super hot, and when these preschoolers have an ant infestation in their classroom, so they have to eat lunch outside.

but they usually eat inside. San Diego's basically a giant ant hill, we all know this, right? And they're burning up out there. So the teacher drops everything they're doing, and I'm learning this after the fact. They spend the whole afternoon after lunch brainstorming with the entire class, the teachers leading this. She writes all the ideas that the kids have and pastes them on the whiteboard.

but they usually eat inside. San Diego's basically a giant ant hill, we all know this, right? And they're burning up out there. So the teacher drops everything they're doing, and I'm learning this after the fact. They spend the whole afternoon after lunch brainstorming with the entire class, the teachers leading this. She writes all the ideas that the kids have and pastes them on the whiteboard.

There's like dozens of ideas of how to solve this problem. How do we fix going outside and eating lunch and not burning? Somebody said, let's just eat the ants. Which, this is a clever answer. Some countries, maybe. But they eventually take, you know, all ideas are good. Cool, they're all out there. The kids are seeing their own ideas up there.

There's like dozens of ideas of how to solve this problem. How do we fix going outside and eating lunch and not burning? Somebody said, let's just eat the ants. Which, this is a clever answer. Some countries, maybe. But they eventually take, you know, all ideas are good. Cool, they're all out there. The kids are seeing their own ideas up there.

And together, the teacher goes, okay, which of these ideas seem like they would actually work? So she's doing what we do as entrepreneurs, right, when we brainstorm something. And eventually, it's one post-it note where they're gonna build a sunshade out of blankets and PVC pipes. So this email was, hey parents,

And together, the teacher goes, okay, which of these ideas seem like they would actually work? So she's doing what we do as entrepreneurs, right, when we brainstorm something. And eventually, it's one post-it note where they're gonna build a sunshade out of blankets and PVC pipes. So this email was, hey parents,

If you have any leftover blankets or sheets or anything, please bring them to school tomorrow. We have people bringing PVC pipes. They're going to be building a project. And we're just like, this is interesting. What about math? Well, we arrived the next day after school to pick up. and we see these giant sunshades in the middle of the courtyard where they have lunch and I'm just like blown away.

If you have any leftover blankets or sheets or anything, please bring them to school tomorrow. We have people bringing PVC pipes. They're going to be building a project. And we're just like, this is interesting. What about math? Well, we arrived the next day after school to pick up. and we see these giant sunshades in the middle of the courtyard where they have lunch and I'm just like blown away.

And I know it doesn't seem like much, but if you're five years old and you have a problem and then you solve that problem in a way that you'd never thought possible before, that is life changing, bro. And I've seen what that kind of style of teaching has done for my kids and the way that they handle the world today.

And I know it doesn't seem like much, but if you're five years old and you have a problem and then you solve that problem in a way that you'd never thought possible before, that is life changing, bro. And I've seen what that kind of style of teaching has done for my kids and the way that they handle the world today.

And so this book passes forward a lot of those strategies and strategies that I've learned to accomplish a lot of things in a short period of time. Lean learning how to achieve more by learning less. And dude, this is supposed to be about your book, bro.

And so this book passes forward a lot of those strategies and strategies that I've learned to accomplish a lot of things in a short period of time. Lean learning how to achieve more by learning less. And dude, this is supposed to be about your book, bro.

Look at that. Of course, yours is bigger than mine. Why did I say that? I don't know why I said that.

Look at that. Of course, yours is bigger than mine. Why did I say that? I don't know why I said that.