Stop Sh*tting Yourself

Sam Delaney is no stranger to overdoing it. Working a high-pressure job and fuelled on nothing but adrenaline, drugs and a competitive streak, he often found himself feeling exhausted and suffocated by fantasies of being a 'better' man. He always felt a pressure to be more: strong but sensitive, fun but intellectual, a dedicated father but an elite professional - the list goes on. But what if there was another way? What if trying to be the perfect version of himself was doing him more harm than good?In Stop Sh*tting Yourself, Sam dissects our obsession around hyper-productivity and high-performance living and - with his trademark straight-talking charm - offers a much-needed alternative perspective. Drawing on amusing anecdotes from his own life, he argues for the importance of sitting around in your pants doing nothing, taking working life with a pinch of salt, putting those impossible standards for yourself in the bin and focussing on the day-to-day things that make you content.Learn why consistency isn't what it's built up to be; how process is the enemy of boring; that male friendships in particular should be rooted in fun, not competitiveness; and why self-acceptance always trumps self-improvement.After all, there's no point sh*tting yourself over nothing.