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The happiest I’ve ever been - ben-mini

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It was around January 2020. I became the head coach of a youth basketball team.

It was around January 2020. I became the head coach of a youth basketball team. I was a few months into my first job out of college, and I was feeling… empty. I couldn’t explain why, so I set out to fill the void. I built side projects, went drinking with coworkers, and got really into the upcoming election. These all felt like things I should be doing as the yuppy I had just become, but the emptiness resided. Indiana loves its basketball, so it was easy for me to find a local gym to play pickup. I became friendly with the regulars and the staff. One day, the athletic director told me they wer

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