My Musings – Page 16 – Not your ordinary tales

The Thing No One Tells You About Humility

For the longest time, I thought humility meant downplaying myself. Shrinking. Avoiding compliments. Acting like my wins weren’t a big deal. Turns out, that’s not humility—that’s insecurity with a polite name. Real humility isn’t lowering yourself. It’s lifting others. Everywhere I’ve been, everything I’ve done—none of it happened in isolation. Someone, somewhere, made it easier. A mentor gave advice. A friend showed up at the right time. A stranger’s kindness nudged me forward. Forgetting that is easy. Standing on a mountain and …

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Untangling the Mess in My Head, One Word at a Time

My brain is a noisy place. Thoughts zoom around like kids on a sugar high, bumping into each other, making a mess, and refusing to sit still. If I don't do something about it, I end up drowning in half-finished ideas, unresolved feelings, and to-do lists that haunt me at 3 AM. So, I write things down. Not because I’m poetic. Not because I have profound thoughts. But because if I don’t, my mind feels like a browser with 72 tabs open—half of them frozen, the other half blaring unwanted ads. The moment I put words on paper (or a screen), …

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How Designers Lose Their Edge

A designer starts out full of ideas. Excited. Sharp. Give them a problem, and they’ll craft something brilliant. Then the meetings start. “Why this color?” “Explain this decision.” “Can you justify that?” They spend more time defending their work than doing it. At first, they don’t mind. But soon, the scales tip—80% talking, 20% designing. They stop experimenting. Stop pushing. It’s easier to play it safe than to fight every battle. Their instincts fade, not because they aren’t talented, but because talent needs practice. Great …

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How I Learned to Keep Moving Forward

I stood at the edge of a ridge, looking down at the jagged peaks that had become my constant companions for the past year. Six Himalayan treks in thirteen months—no small feat, but the truth is, the mountains have a way of stripping away all the noise in your head. And the noise had been constant for me. It wasn’t always this way. When I first started trekking, I couldn’t even finish a 15-minute hike. I remember that first trek, feeling like I was about to collapse every few steps. My legs burned. My chest felt tight. But the biggest hurdle …

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Discomfort Is the Toll You Pay for Growth

It always starts the same way. A tiny whisper in the back of my head, saying, This is harder than I thought. Then a second voice chimes in: You’re fine. Keep moving. And just like that, I’m caught between two forces—one begging me to stop, the other daring me to keep going. I used to think success was about talent or preparation. Turns out, it’s mostly about how well you tolerate discomfort. Most people quit the moment things get hard. Not because they can't push through, but because discomfort feels like a stop sign when it’s really just …

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Busy Doesn’t Mean Progress

I used to think that being busy meant I was getting somewhere. I’d send emails, tick off tasks, and feel like I was accomplishing something. But I started realizing—I wasn’t getting anywhere. The rush of checking things off the to-do list felt good, sure. But it didn’t make a difference. I was just filling time, not making progress. Busyness can trick you into thinking you’re achieving something. But none of the things I was doing were actually moving me closer to my goals. They just gave me the illusion of productivity. Now, I stop …

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