A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions
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Summary
Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon， comedy-touring stalwart， and star of Jackass—delivers a hilarious and practical guide to recovery， relationships， career， and how to keep thriving long after you should be dead。
Steve-O is best known for his wildly dangerous， foolish， painful， embarrassing， and sometimes death-defying stunts。 At age 48， however， he faces his greatest challenge yet: getting older。 A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions is a captivating exploration of life and how to live it by an individual who has already lived way more than a lifetime’s worth of extreme experiences。 Steve-O grapples with the right balance between maturity and staying true to yourself， not repeating your “greatest hits，” maintaining sobriety and a healthy regimen， avoiding selfishness， and finding the right partner for life。
Having built a gargantuan and loyal social media following while establishing a successful stand-up career—all after a couple of decades of dubious behavior—Steve-O is proof that anyone can find meaning and fulfillment in life， no matter what path they choose。 Packed with self-deprecating wit and gruelingly earned wisdom， A Hard Kick in the Nuts will reverberate with readers everywhere who have lived a lot （sometimes too much） and are now wondering how to approach the years to come。 Or maybe just need some good motivation to get out of bed tomorrow。 One of many tips: Be your own harshest critic， then cut yourself a break， and enjoy this book。
Steve-O is best known for his wildly dangerous， foolish， painful， embarrassing， and sometimes death-defying stunts。 At age 48， however， he faces his greatest challenge yet: getting older。 A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions is a captivating exploration of life and how to live it by an individual who has already lived way more than a lifetime’s worth of extreme experiences。 Steve-O grapples with the right balance between maturity and staying true to yourself， not repeating your “greatest hits，” maintaining sobriety and a healthy regimen， avoiding selfishness， and finding the right partner for life。
Having built a gargantuan and loyal social media following while establishing a successful stand-up career—all after a couple of decades of dubious behavior—Steve-O is proof that anyone can find meaning and fulfillment in life， no matter what path they choose。 Packed with self-deprecating wit and gruelingly earned wisdom， A Hard Kick in the Nuts will reverberate with readers everywhere who have lived a lot （sometimes too much） and are now wondering how to approach the years to come。 Or maybe just need some good motivation to get out of bed tomorrow。 One of many tips: Be your own harshest critic， then cut yourself a break， and enjoy this book。
Reviews
Samantha
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2 1/2 stars， truthfully。 This guy is an extreme narcissist who is obsessed with being the focus of everything。 I love Jackass and the entire crew， but I’ll look at him differently now。And how many damn times can you tell people that you staple your nuts to your leg？！？！ Parts are very repetitive。
John Maurer
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Yeah dude！ I first want to start off by saying that I love Steve-O。 And not necessarily the “Jackass” Steve-O he became famous for but the Steve-O that is of today。 The sober， insightful， hilarious， still crazy yet extremely admirable public figure who completely re-vamped his life and transformed into someone better。 Being sober and in recovery myself， I really enjoy listening to both interviews as well as podcasts featuring Steve-O。 It is somewhat relatable and inspiring to hear his view point Yeah dude！ I first want to start off by saying that I love Steve-O。 And not necessarily the “Jackass” Steve-O he became famous for but the Steve-O that is of today。 The sober， insightful， hilarious， still crazy yet extremely admirable public figure who completely re-vamped his life and transformed into someone better。 Being sober and in recovery myself， I really enjoy listening to both interviews as well as podcasts featuring Steve-O。 It is somewhat relatable and inspiring to hear his view points on the world and the lessons he learned so far in his own life through sobriety。 Now， that all being said， I am quite bummed。 I am a bit disappointed with this book。 I’m not sure it’s because I was looking forward to reading it for so long or that I built it up in my mind too much， but I could not feel that connection like I wanted and what I feel when I listen to him speak in person。 The stories told were funny but each chapter was super repetitive。 I also feel that he really belittles himself way too much。 I definitely understand and know of his past but he has overcome so much and that triumph is something to pass along。 For a book subtitled: “What I learned from a lifetime of terrible decisions”， there isn’t as much wisdom from what he learned as I would have liked。 。。。more
Rebecca B
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More like 2 1/2。 Enjoyed the second half of the book but the first half was painful to get through。 It’s difficult just endlessly reading someone acknowledging being a self-indulgent asshole， and continuing to do so again， and again， and again…
Cynthia Nicola
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Steve-O is still Steve-O but definitely working on himself。 Good read。
Alec
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ve enjoyed the reckless， self-indulgent， comical Jackass mentality ever since I was a wee man。 So， when this anecdotal blueprint for self-help came down the chimney one December’s night， I figured the big guy had some advice for me。 Take risks， fail hard and often， do better， then try again + Floss daily。
Mallory Jordan
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Absolutely LOVED this book。 It's raw， it's real， occasionally gross， and constantly honest。 Bravo Steve-O Absolutely LOVED this book。 It's raw， it's real， occasionally gross， and constantly honest。 Bravo Steve-O 。。。more
Ewreck82
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I love how raw and open this book felt。 Steve-O appears to be honest even at his own expense。 Crazy stories and crazier motivations kept me hooked throughout。 It did start getting repetitive by the end though
Brandy Spurgeon
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Not the best self help book and probably could’ve condensed some chapters as it was a bit drawn out。 Nice to see how hard he’s working though to better himself
Beth
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so ridiculous！
Kassy
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I grew up watching Steve o and the rest of the crew。 I saw his comedy show once and he was pretty rude。 I thought the book would be better and maybe redeem him， but no luck。 The book beat the same old subject over and over。 I took nothing away from this book that I didn't already know。 I would have given him 1 star， but I gave him 2 for effort。 I grew up watching Steve o and the rest of the crew。 I saw his comedy show once and he was pretty rude。 I thought the book would be better and maybe redeem him， but no luck。 The book beat the same old subject over and over。 I took nothing away from this book that I didn't already know。 I would have given him 1 star， but I gave him 2 for effort。 。。。more
Nathan Bell
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I grew up watching Steve， I watch his podcast and have admired his shift from full-blown addict to a very successful person。 Maintaining a connection to dangerous stunts has remained part of his professional repertoire and at an advanced age， that cannot be easy。 Remaining dedicated to his craft in a state of sobriety drove my curiosity to read what he has learned and how he will continue his work moving forward。Unfortunately， a lot of this book seems to be preaching from his battered and bruise I grew up watching Steve， I watch his podcast and have admired his shift from full-blown addict to a very successful person。 Maintaining a connection to dangerous stunts has remained part of his professional repertoire and at an advanced age， that cannot be easy。 Remaining dedicated to his craft in a state of sobriety drove my curiosity to read what he has learned and how he will continue his work moving forward。Unfortunately， a lot of this book seems to be preaching from his battered and bruised alter while attempting to maintain his relatable attitude。 At times it felt a bit like a chore to read as it was personal attempts to talk about all of the things Steve had learned and attempts to instill to the reader。I will remain a fan of his， but this wasn't the read I was expecting。 。。。more
Derek Van
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Much better than I expected it to be。 Steve O is low brow humor， as was much of the book but interspersed throughout were some nuggets of wisdom。
Kyle
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As someone who enjoys Steve-O’s antics， this is an enjoyable read。 Part biographical， part self help， there’s some hilarious stories， interesting perspective， and a few nuggets of wisdom。 As long as you’re not expecting profound， this is a fun and easy read。
Darren
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Funny and easy to read。
Eva
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Never was a fan of Steve-O， and I loathed the show Jackass ever it came on air。 So why did I pick up this book？ Because I love memoirs and biographies， and a signed copy was 50% off at Barnes and Nobles （yeah）。 This and the fact that this guy is still around to write a book （his second！） was enough to lure me in。The book is filled with a multitude of references to Jackass as well as the wide arrange of stupid stunts Steve-O did， as well as a lot of TMI （as one would expect）。 However， what I like Never was a fan of Steve-O， and I loathed the show Jackass ever it came on air。 So why did I pick up this book？ Because I love memoirs and biographies， and a signed copy was 50% off at Barnes and Nobles （yeah）。 This and the fact that this guy is still around to write a book （his second！） was enough to lure me in。The book is filled with a multitude of references to Jackass as well as the wide arrange of stupid stunts Steve-O did， as well as a lot of TMI （as one would expect）。 However， what I liked about this book is Steve-O’s honesty and sincerity。 He actually comes across like a fairly decent guy， who just never does anything in moderation。 And I never thought I’d say this， but this book may have just left me with a mantra for this impending new year: “It’s harder to climb a hill than down， but the view is much better from the top。 So start climbing， motherfucker。” 。。。more
Nick West
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Best damn self help book out there for those of us that do things our own way。
Carrie Olson
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Sorry， Steve， this wasn't for me。 I'm giving this book the benefit of the doubt because I would give it 1。5 but I did kindly round up to 2。 This book was advertised as self-help but it should be advertised as a Steve-O ego stroke。 When I think self-help， I think relatable， obtainable， and inspiring。 This was none of those。 He totally glossed over taking advantage of an 18 year old woman！！！ but still saying how he's a good person I promise！ Then he went on to say how easy it was to establish a ca Sorry， Steve， this wasn't for me。 I'm giving this book the benefit of the doubt because I would give it 1。5 but I did kindly round up to 2。 This book was advertised as self-help but it should be advertised as a Steve-O ego stroke。 When I think self-help， I think relatable， obtainable， and inspiring。 This was none of those。 He totally glossed over taking advantage of an 18 year old woman！！！ but still saying how he's a good person I promise！ Then he went on to say how easy it was to establish a career from an already established career。 So helpful。 I'm so glad he was thriving when the world shut down due to COVID， but I'm not sure how that's supposed to help me。 This whole book felt like it was preaching to me （sometimes literally） about topics I didn't ask for or don't pertain to me and maybe never will。 This guy has a massive god complex。 。。。more
Emily
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This book was。。。。。interesting。 I'm not sure I would call this a self help book but let's be honest， anyone reading this book isn't doing so because they're looking for sage advice from Steve O。 They're reading it because either they're a fan or they're somehow interested in what Steve O has to say。 If you're in that category， I'd definitely recommend at least skimming it， if not reading the whole thing。 Parts of the book felt incredibly long and slightly repetitive。 It would've made more of an i This book was。。。。。interesting。 I'm not sure I would call this a self help book but let's be honest， anyone reading this book isn't doing so because they're looking for sage advice from Steve O。 They're reading it because either they're a fan or they're somehow interested in what Steve O has to say。 If you're in that category， I'd definitely recommend at least skimming it， if not reading the whole thing。 Parts of the book felt incredibly long and slightly repetitive。 It would've made more of an impact on me had it been about 25-50% shorter。 I did like a lot of the stories in the book。 The insight to what Steve O has been up to for the last several years was interesting as I've fallen off the bandwagon with him & the Jackass crew for the last decade or so。 Last sentence was a banger for sure。 。。。more
Grant Taylor
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Enjoyed this book by a person most people don’t know the true side。 Proud of his ability to turn his life the way he wants it and enjoying his stand up career， sobriety， new investments， all still while being Steve o from Jackass。
Linds
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I’ve always been fond of Steve-O and the Jackass gang in general。 I’m college I remember sitting in dorm rooms watching the boys crash shopping carts into each other。In 2008 Steve-O has just been sober a year or so and wrote a memoir。 It was surprisingly touching as he had to watch his Mother slowly and painfully die over five years after her stroke。 I wrote a review about it in the （now defunct） Simply Syndicated website。 Steve-O emailed me personally and said mine was his favorite review and h I’ve always been fond of Steve-O and the Jackass gang in general。 I’m college I remember sitting in dorm rooms watching the boys crash shopping carts into each other。In 2008 Steve-O has just been sober a year or so and wrote a memoir。 It was surprisingly touching as he had to watch his Mother slowly and painfully die over five years after her stroke。 I wrote a review about it in the （now defunct） Simply Syndicated website。 Steve-O emailed me personally and said mine was his favorite review and he followed me on my （now defunct） Twitter account。If his first book was about sobriety， this book is about recovery and rebuilding。 How he stays healthy professionally， mentally， spiritually， financially， etc。 Interesting enough， The self proclaimed “professional idiot” has gained some hard earned wisdom over the years and it’s worth a read for more than Jackass nostalgia。 。。。more
M。 Lomeli
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A sufficient book one would expect from Steve-o。 An odd premise， of being part self-help， but I was more interested in the autobiographical aspects that he shares。 Definitely only recommended to his fans， non-fans probably won’t appreciate this book as Steven comes across as very narcissistic and arrogant。
AliceAnn Williams
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It’s a rough read because it doesn’t hold back on the reality of Steve-O’s life。 It’s a “self-help” book？？ Is it？ It’s really more of a lessons he’s learned。 I walked away with two things - Steve-O the person is even better than Steve-O the stunt show off， although I still adore both， and second， floss more。 Doesn’t mean it was a pleasant read: it’s a cringe-worthy sometimes verbally-gagging read。 But for those who find learning from others to be better than self-help gurus who write from the sa It’s a rough read because it doesn’t hold back on the reality of Steve-O’s life。 It’s a “self-help” book？？ Is it？ It’s really more of a lessons he’s learned。 I walked away with two things - Steve-O the person is even better than Steve-O the stunt show off， although I still adore both， and second， floss more。 Doesn’t mean it was a pleasant read: it’s a cringe-worthy sometimes verbally-gagging read。 But for those who find learning from others to be better than self-help gurus who write from the safety of their research labs， and if the f-word and well every other word you can’t say on regular television doesn’t throw you， then Steve-O’s trials， temptations， and turnouts are worth the read。 。。。more
Christian Harfman
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It's pretty easy reading， some really cool stories， and surprisingly solid advice from someone I've seen chug beer through their butt。 It's pretty easy reading， some really cool stories， and surprisingly solid advice from someone I've seen chug beer through their butt。 。。。more
Kass
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3。5 stars rounded down （debated whether I should round up）。 This book was better than expected。 I knew very little of Steve-O other than his Jackass stunts and haven’t read his first book。 I think there are some genuine lessons and nuggets of wisdom in this book （all learned the hardest of ways）。 It’s a tad repetitive， but always honest and fairly entertaining。 Steve-O is brutally honest about who he is （ABS has been） and that in itself it a good key takeaway。 Works really well as an Audiobook。
Courtney （pawsitivelybookish）
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“Fuck that。 The journey is the destination。”As with all celebrity memoirs I “read，” I recommend this one be listened to on audio if possible！It’s always fun listening to Steve-O because it feels like hanging out with a longtime friend。I’ve been a huge fan since I was a kid so it was nice to hear some old and new stories。 I liked that this was a mix of memoir and self help。 It was fun to hear how some of his antics have helped change him of affected his life。 Highly recommend。
Jordan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved Steve-O growing up— and I love memoirs。But there’s only so much hypocritical， narcissistic “but I’m a good person！！” rambling a person can take。Moments were entertaining。 Certain bits held moral value… but that value would be immediately squashed by being followed by selfish and oftentimes harmful narratives。He claims to appreciate when he is called out for being an *sshole… and yet， when animal rights activists question him regarding his flip from veganism to consuming sentient animals， I loved Steve-O growing up— and I love memoirs。But there’s only so much hypocritical， narcissistic “but I’m a good person！！” rambling a person can take。Moments were entertaining。 Certain bits held moral value… but that value would be immediately squashed by being followed by selfish and oftentimes harmful narratives。He claims to appreciate when he is called out for being an *sshole… and yet， when animal rights activists question him regarding his flip from veganism to consuming sentient animals， he claims he eats them out of spite— not realizing that it’s not vegans he’s hurting。 It’s animals。But he wants to open a doomsday animal sanctuary with his to-be-wife who also eats animals。Haha。 Okay。And the animal stuff is really only the tip of the iceberg。 I don’t know， I wasn’t expecting a work of art， but I was really hoping for something less cringe-inducing。 This book felt like he wanted to air out his dirty laundry， not to reflect or make any kind of strides towards bettering himself or others， but for 1。） attention & money and 2。） to repeatedly pat himself on the back for things he did with selfish intentions。 Thankfully he admits that… but at the cost of others。 So， not great。2/5 stars。 The hypocrisy is what really got me。 But I’m glad he’s sober， and seems to be on an upswing。 And at least he’s honest… but maybe not fully with himself。Edit: actually lowering the rating to 1 star。 There’s a portion of the book that depicts him as an older man taking advantage of a young 18 year old girl， and while he admitted it was a bad thing to do， he didn’t reflect on that NEARLY enough， it felt brushed under the rug。 Plus there were some cruel stereotypes about LGBT people and HIV/AIDS that he fed into and published。 Aaaand he name dropped a lot of people， published their drama， all in the name of attention for himself。 Cough， Bam， cough。 Yeah， Bam didn’t need a chapter in this book。 Steve-O included it because I’m sure he knew people curious about Bam’s situation would read & buy it— and that’s a real crappy thing to do to a so-called ‘friend’。 So profiting off of a friend’s addiction crisis？ Yeah， not a fan。 。。。more
Hayden Hoffman
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Damn that was good
Alexx Burris
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I am a huge fan of Steve-O and will remain as such。 An honest deep dive into his life outside of Jackass。
Marissa Savala
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Another excellent book by Steve-O！ When I learned he was putting out a second book， I knew I had to read it。 His memoir was both entertaining and insightful， and this book is too。 A self- help guide by Steve-O is an oxymoron in many ways， but the last 14 years of recovery， growth， and revelation uniquely qualify him to speak to people like me。5- stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sara Goldenberg
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