About the book

A superstar podcast producer and media executive delivers a unique, laugh-out-loud, cry quietly invitation to examine our delusional obsessions with work in this eye-opening book—part memoir, part mentoring, part confessional guide—that dissects the emotional ties that bind us…to our desks.

Tryhard is a gonzo memoir for 9-to-5 devotees who have read every business book and C-suite-or-bust instruction manual yet still find themselves unhappy. It is also a deeply personal and poignant examination of why we race at all. Laura detangles this delusional mess of priorities we've created, rejects the “boss-at-any-cost” culture, and invites us to laugh at ourselves (and her) along the way.

For any type-A, high achiever out there, this is the book that sees you. And provides cathartic, funny, emotionally charged insight into what drives the perfection oriented and well-meaning tryhards everywhere.