Adam Ashton is an account manager by day and a co-host of the What You Will Learn podcast. With 5M+ downloads, the podcast is all about summarising the best lessons from books and interviewing some of the best authors in the world. In 2021 both hosts released their book, “The Shit They Never Taught You”, compiling the lessons the hosts have learnt from their reading.
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Show Notes
00:00 Intro
01:46 Adam's Graduate Experience
04:41 Comparing Yourself at the 10 Year Reunion
10:38 Leaving a Graduate Role
12:37 Tony Robbins and Career Exploration
14:26 The Learning and Doing Balance
16:59 Consumption, Curation and Creation
18:45 The Start of What You Will Learn
25:22 Cautions on Working on Side Projects While at Work
35:05 Favourite lessons from The Shit They Never Taught You
36:24 Range and Mastery
42:37 What Drives Adam to be Successful
48:49 How To Start Reading
51:40 Adam's Advice for Graduates
55:51 Outro