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The real history of basketball? Maybe. | Some Assembly Required (for Love)

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Did basketball begin when Dr. James Naismith nailed up two peach baskets or with a teenage YMCA director lobbing cabbages?

The “IKEA effect” says sweat equity adds worth. There’s science behind the lopsided bookshelf that you still consider priceless.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/06/12/a-psychologist-explains-the-ikea-effect-how-labor-leads-to-love/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyregion/basketball-herkimer-ny.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Did basketball begin when Dr. James Naismith nailed up two peach baskets or with a teenage YMCA director lobbing cabbages?

The “IKEA effect” says sweat equity adds worth. There’s science behind the lopsided bookshelf that you still consider priceless.

Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/06/12/a-psychologist-explains-the-ikea-effect-how-labor-leads-to-love/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyregion/basketball-herkimer-ny.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

http://www.commutethepodcast.com
Follow Commute:
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Twitter - @PodcastCommute
Facebook - facebook.com/commutethepodcast

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