Learn Like a Lobster: How to Keep Growing in Your Career

Squiggly Careers

AmazingIf

Management, Careers, Business

4.9 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Big news! 🎉 Pre-orders for Helen and Sarah’s brand-new book *Learn Like a Lobster* are now live. In this special episode, they share why lobsters are the perfect metaphor for modern learning, what makes the book different, and how you can start “learning like a lobster” right away. You’ll hear about the free Learn Like a Lobster Library, discover three big lobster-inspired lessons, and get practical tools you can experiment with today. 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster below: PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Big news: Learn Like a Lobster pre-orders are live 05:15 What’s in the Learn Like a Lobster Library (workshops, tools & community) 07:23 Why lobsters? 11:50 Learn as you go: experimenting with out loud vs. quiet thinking 21:15 Learning in hard moments: Fly on the wall facts 35:24 Leading your own learning: Beginner Bingo 42:43 How to join the Learn Like a Lobster Library & what’s next 🎯 What You’ll Learn - Why lobsters are the perfect model for lifelong learning - A technique to reframe tough moments into learning opportunities - Ways to fuel your own growth without waiting for permission - How to build confidence through beginner moments 📚 Resources Mentioned - Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463488/learn-like-a-lobster-by-ellis-helen-tupper-and-sarah/9780241718957 - The Learn Like a Lobster Library (free with pre-order) For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have a belief that the idea of ladder-like careers holds people back because it's very determined by the level that you're at.
0:08.1	It is all about life and work being very linear.
0:11.4	So we don't think that's great.
0:12.3	We believe Squiggly careers are a much better solution because they give people that choice and control.
0:16.8	And they also result in careers that are much more resilient.
0:21.3	So lobsters are brilliant for three reasons.
0:24.0	One, they never stop growing.
0:26.1	Two, they grow the most in hard moments.
0:29.4	And then finally, lobsters fuel their own growth.
0:32.5	Learn as you go the difference between out loud and quiet thinking.
0:37.5	Thinking better than others means that you'll have more free time and fewer problems.
0:41.6	If you would like to learn more about learning like a lobster, then pre-order the book.
0:46.6	Quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, because it's limited by time.
0:50.3	Hi, I'm Sarah.
0:51.8	And I'm Helen.
0:52.6	And this is the Squiggly Careers podcast.
0:55.2	And this week we have big news.
0:58.0	Sound effect.
0:59.6	Sound effect.
1:00.5	I'm trying to make a sound effect.
1:01.9	Not to give the big news away too soon, but what would a lobster sound effect be?
1:07.0	Like claws?
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