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Basketball · by Iryna Melnyk · 2026-09-29

The surprising joy of doing the setup badly at first with an awkward constraint

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. nba got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Valeria López · 7 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. I noticed the same thing in Manila. Recovery is training too.

Mia Anderson · 4 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Paolo Garcia · 2 likes

Could be regional too.

Mehdi Benali · 0 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? The Warsaw example makes it feel concrete.