Why It's OK to Be a Try

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A wise man once said, "Everyone good at anything tries hard." That man was Mike Birbiglia, speaking to Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers on their podcast, "Las Culturistas," about why we should all have a little more respect for the try-hards in our midst. "You know who tries hard?" he continued. "Taylor. You know who else? Beyoncé. You know who else? Raygun, the breakdancer in the Olympics ."

In fact, he said, there's nothing more suspect than people who try hard to appear as though they don't . . . try hard . "If someone does something amazing and they say it was eas