Basketball · by Emma Tremblay · 2026-10-08
My 4-month experiment with pickup in São Paulo
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
I tried this in Nairobi with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.
Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. pickup got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
I tried this in Nairobi with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.
Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. pickup got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
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