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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.

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Comments

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

Honestly, great taste. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Ethan Brooks · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to taste.

Emma Tremblay · 1 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Mango Sparrow · 0 likes

Noted, and thank you.