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Aug 2022
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Play With Instincts, Not Thoughts

Taylor Allan
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Why playing instinctively works better than thinking during games.

DeepGame has officially retired, but the best is yet to come. Here are two ways to follow the next chapter of my work:

Subscribe to the Beyond Basketball newsletter:

https://taylorallan.me/deep-game

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https://www.youtube.com/@taylorallantalks

I'll see you there.

- Taylor

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