
Little Happier: An Ancient Story Is a Reminder that We Can Hurt People When We Try to Force Them to Fit into Our Model.
Podcast: Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Autor:Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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Gretchen Rubin discusses the importance of aligning one's life with their individual nature and temperament for greater happiness, using the myth of Procrustes' bed as a metaphor for the dangers of imposing external standards.
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- Gretchen Rubin
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The famous Greek myth of the Bed of Procrustes illustrates the principle that we shouldn’t try to pressure everyone to fit into a single approach. No bed fits every traveler; we can hurt people when …

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