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“Dribble Left, Dribble Right, Shoot the Ball”

Daily writing prompt
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

What I enjoy most in my leisure time is getting away from the noise.

Not life as in life itself — life as in the version I built that I don’t like. That noise.

Movies have always been an escape for me, but lately my biggest reset is NBA 2K26… not the full games — just practice mode. Fundamentals. One player. 20–30 minutes. Jab step, step back, crossover, dribble, shoot.

It’s weird, but it works.

Because for a little while I’m not thinking about bills, problems, or the way one decision causes a chain reaction. I’m not thinking about what I need to fix next.

I’m thinking: dribble left, dribble right, shoot the ball.

Simple.

And sometimes, simple is the only real rest.

Question: What’s your “dribble left, dribble right” — the simple thing that resets your mind?

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