Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

What Lights You Up Is the Clue

Daily Chase #247

Apr 29, 2026
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When we talked with her, philosopher Rebecca Goldstein put it simply: a successful “mattering project” is one that makes you feel like your life is meaningful in your own eyes.

Not impressive on Instagram. Not admirable by some external standard. Meaningful in your own eyes.

That distinction is doing a lot of work.

We live in …

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