Basketball · by Arif Hasan · 2026-10-13

The boring side of keeping up with training

I wanted the fancy version with all the tools. What worked better was one notebook, one reminder and a willingness to be clumsy for a while.

If it takes less than five minutes to prepare, I'm much more likely to keep doing it.

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Aarav Sharma · 12 likes

I'd write it down before changing anything else.

Cozy Noodle · 8 likes

A boring checklist helps. Consistency beats intensity here.

Cozy Rider · 0 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly

Amina Okafor · 7 likes

noted, and thank you

Yui Tanaka · 6 likes

I read it differently at first.

Lina Al Harbi · 1 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Mehdi Benali · 1 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Linh Tran · 0 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Marco Conti · 0 likes

this is adorable and oddly motivating. I would write it down before changing anything else

Thandi Mokoena · 0 likes

The practical part is easy to underestimate.

Noah Miller · 0 likes

What did you try before this?