The Hidden Power of F*cking Up
by The Try Guys Book Review by Miranda Moses (Fraser) ISBN: 978-0-06-296236-2 The entire purpose of this book can easily be summed up with this sentence, “We have to work to change our perspective: failure is a step forward, not a step back.” This thought should come as no surprise from a group of men who call themselves the Try Guys. I’m sure even if you’re unfamiliar with Youtube you’ve probably seen them shared on your Facebook timeline or heard someone talking about their outrageous videos. They were Buzzfeed royalty until they fought hard for their own name/ property and officially started the Try Guys business. It’s really a beautiful story of unlikely friendship and some hardships. But here they are, four best friends who not only make viral videos that are fun for all ages, but have now sat down and written a book to share with the world. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as someone who's already watched them for a long time. If you are a fan of their youtube videos don’t worry there is still plenty of new information to behold. A lot of the youtuber books I’ve read so far are pretty much already videos they've done and so there wasn’t much new information to gather. With this book they did a great job of giving you some video information/things you’ve already heard on their videos, but also presenting new information that hasn’t been shared or elaborated on. Honestly, it's a great way to write this kind of book that way old AND new fans alike get the necessary information. The only “parental” warning I really feel like this book needs is that there are swear words in it. In fact it cracked me up that every time they put an inspirational quote they would put the person’s name with a swearing middle name such as, “Winston Fucking Churchill”. But these are a bunch of grown men telling their life’s story and their main audience are older teens to adults so it shouldn’t be surprising that they have adult content. Personally, I enjoy this. There are creators aimed at younger audiences and then there are those who strive for more mature age groups BUT still uphold wholesome values for all ages. Their entire philosophy is to try new things. To break the mold because sometimes we get too comfortable and miss out on opportunities. And a lot of times we do this because we're afraid of failure. But if you go into things 'planning' on failing you win no matter what. I guess as a pessimist this kind of logic makes sense to me. I was a Dean's list student who always got a's and b's but there wasn't a SINGLE test that I didn't go into thinking "I'm going to flunk" and come out of it thrilled no matter what my score was because there was almost no chance I was ACTUALLY going to fail. Pessimist. *Thumbs up* In Conclusion, I highly recommend this book for ANYONE who is already a Try Guys fan. It was really nice learning new things about them and their families. I would be lying if I said I didn't cry at quite a few parts (especially Ned and Ariel because they have the cutest marriage ever). AND to anyone who needs a boost in confidence. This book is loaded with tips I don't even know if they KNEW they gave. Sure, there are expert advice tips and such throughout the story, but some of the things they tried or worked to overcome served as amazing lessons for people like me who are so terrified to try new things that their anxiety often holds them back. Read on my fellow book worms. May we one day have Belle's library. And as always links to the author's pages can be found down below.
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