At my high school, it wasn’t “cool” to make an effort during PE. I distinctly remember being told this during a basketball game where I out-hustled a kid six inches taller than me for a rebound. I paused for a moment, and then went back to hustling. “Nah,” I thought to myself. “I’d rather win.” Ever since then, I’ve always considered myself on the side of the tryhards. If you can win with seemingly zero effort, good for you. But in my opinion, it’s better to break a sweat than to lose the game.

The part of this blog post where I talk about playing sports is now complete. Thank you for your patience.

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