The Hidden Power of F*cking Up

by The Try Guys, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer

Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The Try Guys deliver their first book—an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing mistakes, and unexpected failures.

To be our best selves, we must become secure in our insecurities. In The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, The Try Guys - Keith, Ned, Zach, and Eugene - reveal their philosophy of trying: how to fully embrace fear, foolishness, and embarrassment in an effort to understand how we all get paralyzed by a fear of failure. They’ll share how four shy, nerdy kids have dealt with their most poignant life struggles by attacking them head-on and reveal their - ahem - sure-fail strategies for achieving success.

But they’re not just here to talk; they’re actually going to put their advice to work. To demonstrate their unique self-improvement formula, they’ll each personally confront their deepest insecurities. A die-hard meat-lover goes vegan for the first time. A straight-laced father transforms into a fashionista. A perpetually single sidekick becomes the romantic lead. A child of divorce finally grows more intimate with his family. Through their insightful, emotional journeys and surprising, hilarious anecdotes, they’ll help you overcome your own self-doubt to become the best, most f*cked up version of yourself you can be!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062879615
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/18/2019
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	114,506
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

The Try Guys is an Internet comedy series made up of Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang, who all write, direct, produce, and shoot each of their episodes. Their viral videos have garnered over 1 billion views across social media platforms.

Editorial Reviews

07/22/2019

The YouTube-famous Try Guys—Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang—expound their “Failosophy” through stories of their greatest “tries,” biggest failures, and the knowledge gleaned from it all. The foursome that has racked up over a billion YouTube views and five million followers for attempting bizarre or sensational stunts (“from zapping our bellies to stimulate the pains of childbirth, to sparring with professional UFC fighters”) exhibit the same colloquial, goofy humor here. After giving brief introductions to how they ended up creating YouTube content together, the guys turn to issues of health, style, work, love, and family, couching their advice in lessons gleaned from their “tries.” For instance, Keith learns how to fail spectacularly while attempting CrossFit and Eugene explains tips for getting closer to your family, such as “tell each of your family members to tell you a secret” and “hug them... not a pat on the back. A real, strong, loving hug.” While the material isn’t particularly hard-hitting, Try Guys devotees will be thrilled to hear about the guys’ backstories—such as that Ned is a Yale graduate who previously worked as a chemist. Mixing a cocktail of quips and vulnerable self-reflection, the Try Guys nicely highlight the good that is born from failure. (June)

Publishers Weekly

The Try Guys are experts at fully committing to things without knowing the results ahead of time, and that’s something everyone should learn to do. Now, they’ve written a book. Our assessment? Well, they tried.” —  Rhett & Link, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Rhett and Link’s Book of Mythicality

“The guys say that failure is more important than succeeding. And this book is a perfect example.” — Mamrie Hart, New York Times bestselling author

“As someone who talks to spirits for a living, I can confirm they really should’ve hired a ghostwriter.” — Tyler Henry, The Hollywood Medium

From the Publisher

As someone who talks to spirits for a living, I can confirm they really should’ve hired a ghostwriter.

Tyler Henry

The guys say that failure is more important than succeeding. And this book is a perfect example.

Mamrie Hart