Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Pain Is Telling You Something

Daily Chase #220

Mar 10, 2026
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A woman leaning against a wall with her head in her hands
Photo by Hosein Sediqi on Unsplash

The writer Scott Hogan defines pain as a messenger. It’s telling you something is wrong, and it’s usually worth listening to. But somewhere along the way, we’ve been sold a story that pain is just part of aging. That it’s normal to hurt more, move less, and dial everything down as you get older.

There’s no evidence that’…

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