The Beauty of Sticking Around

A mid-year letter about consistency, restlessness, and finding worth in the wait.

🟢 MOVE

“Nothing’s happening.” That’s how it feels sometimes.

I’ve been recovering from my fourth surgery — a fractured femur. For someone who’s always associated movement with control and clarity… this forced stillness has been difficult. For 45+ days, I have not walked. Every hour is like a year. No milestone to share. No big leap forward.

But I’ve started noticing something else:
The act of engaging your mind constructively is also a form of movement. Quite contrary to the sportsman rationality in me. It’s quiet. It’s invisible. But it’s effortful.

This phase isn’t just about healing bones but also tick marking a few items off the checklist. The oldest one being a 17-year-old idea to compile all of my blog (journaling) into a book. Not one, but I completed two.

And then there are quite a few new things I’ve learned — building custom bots, building AI agents, and completing an MVP for a stock screener of Indian companies.

My iPhone always prompts me to complete my circle of physical activity for the day, and I keep ignoring it for now. Let the notification stay. And when it pops up, don’t get frustrated.

Maybe the most powerful movement sometimes is choosing to stay.

👁️ SEE

We talk so much about growth — but not about the cost of keeping at it.

There’s a line I read years ago that only started making sense recently:
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”

Everyone, including me, talks about change — reinvention, pivots, upgrades. Of course, my tick-offs on the task list confirm that.

But sometimes, the real power is in being unfazed — in not letting the mind hijack everything and turn the whole journey into a mental burden.

• I’ve stuck with writing when it didn’t get read.
• With walking when I wanted to run.
• With decisions when the alternatives felt shinier.

And slowly, something changes — not in the world, but in your posture towards it.

Consistency doesn’t promise fireworks. But it does create a quiet kind of faith in yourself.

🪞 REFLECT

Let me ask you this, honestly:

Where in your life are you being asked to stay — even when every part of you wants to move on?

• Is it a routine you keep returning to?
• A role you’re tired of, but still showing up for?
• A season of life that hasn’t yet shifted?

Hit reply. Tell me about something you’ve stuck with lately, even if it hasn’t been easy.
I’ll read every reply — and maybe we can bring a few into the next edition (with your permission).

🌀 SUMMARY

You don’t need to leap all the time.
Sometimes, the bravest thing is to stay when it’s easier to abandon.