Little Happier: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Basketball to Be Good at Basketball

Happier with Gretchen Rubin · Jul 6, 2026 · 4:37

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A star player for the NBA illustrates an important Secret of Adulthood: We don’t have to be good at something to be good at something.

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