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Basketball · by Hamza Malik · 2026-08-27

The thing nobody told me about pickup in Kuala Lumpur

I started this because my commute felt a little stuck, and nba seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where nba stopped feeling new.

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Mara Fischer · 2 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. The surprising constraint is probably the real story.

Maya Putri · 1 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Nicolás Díaz · 0 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Rohan Mehta · 9 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Hamza Malik · 1 likes

That made the concept click.

Mara Fischer · 1 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Mara Fischer · 1 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Rapid Otter · 0 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Bianca Santos · 2 likes

I think this advice is overrated.

João Pereira · 1 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. For me it came down to the routine.