The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)
Chris Hardwick
Nov 2011 · Penguin
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Nerd superstar Chris Hardwick offers his fellow "creative obsessives" crucial information needed to come out on top in the current Nerd uprising.
As a lifelong member of "The Nerd Herd," as he calls it, Chris Hardwick has learned all there is to know about Nerds. Developing a system, blog, and podcasts, Hardwick shares hard-earned wisdom about turning seeming weakness into world-dominating strengths in the hilarious self-help book, The Nerdist Way.
From keeping their heart rate below hummingbird levels to managing the avalanche of sadness that is their in-boxes; from becoming evil geniuses to attracting wealth by turning down work, Hardwick reveals the secrets that can help readers achieve their goals by tapping into their true nerdtastic selves.
Here Nerds will learn how to:
- Become their own time cop
- Tell panic attacks to go suck it
- Use incremental fitness to ward off predators
A Nerd's brain is a laser-it's time they learn to point and fire!
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March 25, 2012
Being famous has its primary interventions. I have a feeling that this might be leaning in a direction meant for Mister Christophers' tutorials.
I have been seeing emphasis on the releases of the Memphis boys. Now that they are men, and one looks like he schizophrenecally believes he is eminem while having the capabilities to be paired with Nicolas Hogan...regardless of fascination,hardship or attraction.
This author seems to have the confidence and capability to handle such tutorials.
I believe, when and while flipping through the pages of this book..and being Entertained by it as well...that the ending hurt. Today I am addressing that.
Dustin Walker
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June 28, 2017
I really like Chris Hardwick and I listened to the audio book version of this which he narrated himself. As far as a self-help book goes, I didn't really feel it was anything eye opening or earth shattering. The first section of the book was probably the most helpful and most inspiring as he uses nerd culture and nerdisms to pump us all up. Everything beyond that felt like going through a Google search of a lot of different self-help ideas and then dumping them all onto the table. Listening to Hardwick narrate the book made it way better for me. I enjoyed the ride while he joked about his own past, self-help ideas, and nerd culture in general. As a self-help book? 2 stars. As a nerdist comedy/auto-biography? 4 stars. So..here we sit in the middle.
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Amy Lewis
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January 23, 2018
I didn't expect a book by a comedian to help me get through tough issues like anxiety and perfectionism, but this book has been has been a big help. Every couple years I listen to it again as a "touch up" and remember my favorite quotes like, "No person ever became interesting by not failing." Chris shows you how to change the way you interact with your brain to make it work for you instead of against you which a lot of us have issues with every day. You deserve happiness. This book can help you realize that and make a plan to get you there.
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About the author
Chris Hardwick is a stand-up comedian, TV host, writer, and founder of Nerdist Industries, a company dedicated to creating multi- platform content for Nerds. He has more than one million Twitter followers. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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