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Basketball · by Camila Soto · 2026-10-05

Notes from a very normal busy month with Basketball before coffee

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 6 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

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Avery Johnson · 6 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. The Buenos Aires example makes it feel concrete.

Sanne de Vries · 3 likes

Big fan of this approach. The low-effort version is probably the keeper. That route sounds like type-two fun.

Ren Suzuki · 2 likes

What would you change if you started over? The a trailhead detail changes the whole answer.

Cedar Orbit · 2 likes

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. For me it came down to the playlist.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

That last line is excellent. I noticed the same thing in Kuala Lumpur.

Liam Wilson · 9 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Nour Ali · 1 likes

@kabir-93 Anecdote beats theory here.

Camila Soto · 1 likes

Yep, the boring details matter.

Midnight Otter · 0 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Nour Ali · 0 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. The best gear is the one that gets used.

Sara Ahmed · 0 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. The practical constraint is probably the real story. A tailwind can fix an entire personality for ten minutes.

Gentle Comet · 0 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me.