Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Your Default Becomes Your Blind Spot

Daily Chase #291

Jul 16, 2026
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There’s a version of this we’ve all lived: something used to work. We know it worked because we felt it working. And then, quietly, it stopped — but we kept doing it anyway.

Not out of stubbornness, exactly. More like habit. The tool was so familiar, so proven, we couldn’t imagine reaching for a different one.

Maslow’s Hammer…

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