How to Ruin Everything

Essays

By: George Watsky

Narrated by: George Watsky

A New York Times Bestseller

"Funny, subversive, and able to excavate such brutally honest sentences that you find yourself nodding your head in wonder and recognition."
—Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer and lyricist of In the Heights and Hamilton: An American Musical

Are you a sensible, universally competent individual? Are you tired of the crushing monotony of leaping gracefully from one lily pad of success to the next? Are you sick of doing everything right?

In this brutally honest and humorous debut, musician and artist George Watsky chronicles the small triumphs over humiliation that make life bearable and how he has come to accept defeat as necessary to personal progress. The essays in How to Ruin Everything range from the absurd (how he became an international ivory smuggler) to the comical (his middle-school rap battle dominance) to the revelatory (his experiences with epilepsy), yet all are delivered with the type of linguistic dexterity and self-awareness that has won Watsky devoted fans across the globe.Alternately ribald and emotionally resonant, How to Ruin Everything announces a versatile writer with a promising career ahead.

A Celebration of Unsure

It's okay to have a mistake become a vibrant tapestry, revel in a small moment.

From College Slam Poet to National Rap Star

This book gives incredible insight to the life of George Watsky. There's a palpable rhythm to each essay. Thijs would make for a great Spring Book. It's a light read and worth the extra few bucks to hear the autthor read it to you.

watsky ruins everything.

if you happen to be a 20 something in 20something and you happen to question that life you're building around yourself this book might offer a little insight into decisions you didnt make.

Wonderful

Watskys is the only person who could narrate this book is provides so much wonderful insight into his colorful world.

What a talented guy!

George Watsky's essays, read by George Watsky, make you realize you were as talented as he is. Some of the stories you feel like you know the characters personally. I loved the story about the Giants, Uncle Saul and returning to the Fillmore. Nice work George!