# Little Happier: Why NBA Star Jalen Brunson Values Persistence over Pyrotechnics Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics.md Podcast: [Happier with Gretchen Rubin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423) Published: 2026-08-17T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4786156777.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics Duration seconds: 345 ## Resource NBA star Jalen Brunson gives a surprising answer to the question, “What play best embodies this entire title run?” Connect with Us: Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Website: gretchenrubin.com Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies quiz Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or rate us on Spotify—it helps other listeners find the show! Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/little-happier-why-nba-star-jalen-brunson-values-persistence-over-pyrotechnics.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.