#38: The Sh*t They Never Taught You: What You Can Learn From Books: Interview with Adam Ashton

Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #38 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Adam Ashton. (@whatyouwilllearn)

Adam, otherwise known as "Ashto", has worked previously in corporate banking, transport and logistics, digital marketing. During which he found a lot of the answers he was searching for in books. His favourite books have helped me understand myself better and understand the world better. Today we will be discussing his book, 'The Sh*t They Never Taught You.'

We discussed why you should read, the lessons learnt from reading and lots of book recommendations. 📚

Timestamps

[0:00] - Intro

[1:29] - Adam's journey to reading more

[4:12] - How to choose the right books

[6:28] - How Adam started his podcast

[9:20] - The impact of reading philosophy

[14:02] - Assimilating the information from books

[22:51] - Key takeaways from speaking with authors

[31:03] - Time management tips as a content creator

[32:52] - Digital note-taking systems

[35:40] - Aun's note taking system

[39:59] - Ultralearning

[45:41] - The reason behind writing the book

[55:28] - Some of Adam's favourite books

[58:44] - Should you use 5 principles?

[1:01:41] - Book summaries

[1:06:40] - Authors that Aun would like to have on the podcast

[1:09:47] - Aun's writing project

[1:12:53] - The Perennial Seller

[1:14:34] - Why you should re-read books

[1:17:11] - Can't Hurt Me

[1:18:53] - Amusing Ourselves To Death

[1:21:57] - The story behind the book title

[1:24:08] - Outro