How to Try Again: An Approachable Guide to Navigating Chaos and Making Change That Sticks

By Steve Kamb

Founder of Nerd Fitness, Steve Kamb's How To Try Again, a guide to help readers transform their lives by giving up more often, failing faster, and mastering the art of starting over.

Some people wake up at 4 AM, run fifteen miles barefoot, and then meditate in an ice bath.

THIS BOOK IS FOR THE REST OF US.

Transform your life by quitting unhealthy expectations.
Transform your life by failing compassionately.
Transform your life by trying again differently.

The false promises of optimized wellness and productivity are a recipe for personal blame and frustration. Fortunately, escaping this doom loop is Steve Kamb's superpower.

Kamb has helped tens of millions make sustainable progress, even when life happens. Blending empathy, humor, and REAL advice, How to Try Again will help you navigate everyday chaos, restart without guilt, and make change that sticks.

All while being delightfully, forgivably human.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250344646
• ISBN13: 9781250344649
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Reading this book feels like having a bev with your buddy at the end of the week.

Reading this book feels like having a bev with your buddy at the end of the week. You grumble and laugh about how life gets in the way of what you want to do. You are reminded again that challenges are inevitable and make for the best stories. And you go home with a grin, feeling inspired to try again. I chuckled my way through each chapter, flagging pages to return to when I hit my next failure. “Most books start at the beginning. We’re going to start at the end. The morning after you failed.” This book provides a framework for incremental but sustained progress through those inevitable challenges. It encourages you to approach setbacks and failure with calm, curiosity, and an optimistic sense of experimentation. If, like me, you’ve followed Steve’s writing for a decade, you will relish this for capturing his familiar philosophies in a new way while maintaining the witty voice you love. If you’re new to his work, start here to catch up and then subscribe to his email newsletter for a weekly spark of joy and inspiration. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for sharing an advance uncorrected proof for review. I already had the physical copy pre-ordered, but it was a delight to enjoy this before the masses. All opinions are my own.