Happier with Gretchen Rubin

A Little Happier: A Teaching Story So Good That It Should Be True

Nov 10, 2025 · 4 min
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Sometimes a teaching story has such a great lesson that it doesn’t even matter if it’s not true. While the famous story of the sardines and the catfish turns out to be apocryphal, it illustrates a useful truth: Being in an environment where we need to show hustle can be better for us than quiet, stagnant surroundings.

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