Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

The Discomfort Equation

Daily Chase #144

Nov 20, 2025
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Trevor Ragan teaches an equation that reframes everything about how we experience difficult emotions: Caring + Uncertainty = Discomfort

Three variables that explain why you feel the way you feel before a big moment. Why your stomach knots up before an important conversation. Why you get nervous before a competition.

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