Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

A Secret Guide to Your Past

Daily Chase #306

Aug 12, 2026
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a person standing at the end of a tunnel
Photo by Nicolas Cortois on Unsplash

Philosopher Alain de Botton puts it plainly: “Our triggers are a secret guide to our own private histories. They tell us about things we were once very afraid of. Even if we don’t remember too much about our past, we can guess everything we need to know from reverse engineering our triggers.”

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