Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m trying to make it work,” and thought, “That sounds like a great idea”? Probably not. And yet: we exist within a culture that encourages us—often with a frantic urgency—to try, and try harder. This is especially true of women. In How To Stop Trying, Kate Williams tackles hustle culture head-on, exploring the ways in which women are primed to become relentless strivers. Deeply felt, passionately argued, and often laugh-out-loud funny, this is a book for every woman who has ever wondered what would happen if she stopped trying so hard—and just let go. Listen to an excerpt below.
Kate Williams is a women’s magazine veteran who has written for Shape, Nylon, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, and Seventeen, among others, and also spent years in the fashion industry, working for brands such as Urban Outfitters, Calvin Klein, and Sophia Amoruso’s Nasty Gal during the publication of the era-defining #GIRLBOSS. A New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, she has written seven uncredited books in addition to four young adult novels: the Babysitters Coven trilogy—which was optioned by Nickelodeon—and the thriller Never Coming Home. How to Stop Trying is her first work of nonfiction.
