Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Emotions Are Gears

Daily Chase #271

Jun 10, 2026
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orange and black off-road bicycle on hill
Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash

Most of us treat emotions like weather. Something that rolls in, takes over, and eventually passes — with us just waiting it out underneath.

Doug Earl Johnston, who spent a decade cataloging over 272 human emotions, offered a more useful frame when we talked with him: Emotions are gears.

Think about riding a bike through…

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