How To Try Again: The Instant USA Today Bestseller - Softcover

Kamb, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1035040395 ISBN 13: 9781035040391

Publisher: Macmillan Business, 2026

Synopsis

The instant USA Today bestseller

‘Honest, funny and genuinely useful’ – Mark Manson, bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

‘Like a warm, insightful pep talk from your best friend’ – David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of Range

The personal development book for people who don’t have time for personal development.

Some people wake up at 4 a.m., run 15 miles barefoot and have an ice bath. This book is for the rest of us.

Let’s start with the good news: despite what your brain might tell you, you are not a failure. You are a human who has failed at something. Life is messy, unexpected and can surprise us at the worst possible time.

In How to Try Again, Steve Kamb gives you permission to be imperfect and ditch the ‘tough love’ (which doesn’t work) and still get things done. Drawing from his seventeen years of experience helping busy people transform their lives at Nerd Fitness, Kamb seamlessly blends philosophy, psychology, real-life stories and hilarious insights from pop culture to help you confidently navigate life’s chaos.

In this practical and humorous guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Embrace failure as the first step, not the last.
• Escape the ‘Doom Loop’ and finally break free.
• Strategically tread water when overwhelmed.
• Pick the right ‘thing’ to try next and follow through.

This book isn't for the superhuman few; it’s for anyone who has struggled with consistency and has felt like they’re never going to be able to change. The overworked parents, burned-out employees and frustrated people who can’t seem to make progress.

It’s time to stop feeling less than and start making changes that stick – without the guilt.

‘Compassionate and deeply practical’ – Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and bestselling author of Tiny Experiments

‘Insightful, helpful, funny, wise . . . Steve Kamb is a brilliant guide’ – Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA

‘A practical guide to rebuilding momentum’ – Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Beyond Belief and Indistractable

About this title

About the Author

Steve Kamb is the author of How to Try Again and founder of NerdFitness.com, an approachable fitness company that helps busy humans level up their lives. Since 2009, Steve has published research-backed essays and a weekly newsletter that explores failure, self-compassion and making change that sticks, especially when life doesn’t go according to plan. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he plays golf decently and music poorly.

From the Back Cover

A practical and humorous self-development guide to help readers navigate and recover from failure by providing a four-step framework and a more compassionate mindset for living a resilient life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Business
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035040395
• ISBN 13: 9781035040391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288