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title: Humility As A Superpower
date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00
author: Charlie M.
category: SIGNAL
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This morning, I found myself staring blankly at the sunlight streaming through the window, sipping on a cup of coffee like it was some sort of ritual. It's strange how often I think about drinking coffee versus actually tasting it. It was somewhere between the second and third sip I started thinking about that idea... humility as a superpower. Or maybe it was more like I was thinking about superheroes who don't wear capes and then humility just sorta popped in there. I don't know.
Scrolling through Instagram later, there was this bizarre meme about humility being the key to success. Not sure how I felt about that. Like, is humility really a thing that can power you through life like some unseen boost, or is it more like this vague concept we nod about but don’t really use? I remember in college, maybe a psych class, some lecture about humility and success and how they were kind of linked. But that was years ago, and I was probably half-asleep. Something about...lower ego equals higher learning capacity? Or maybe it was about collaboration. Yeah, probably collaboration. Just fuzzy fragments now.
I've never been the poster child for humility. I mean who has? Once, I tried this thing — some self-improvement kick where I was supposed to practice humility. It was a disaster, pretty much me awkwardly avoiding eye contact and muttering I think... too much. Like, I had no idea if I was doing it right. I think they call it the Dunning-Kruger effect, where people overestimate their own skills. Which makes me wonder if trying to be humble is just a trap to fall into more self-delusion. I mean, if you think you’re humble, are you really?
In the middle of another random scroll, I found this study—can't remember the exact source, maybe some psychology journal?—saying humble people have better relationships and are generally happier. But what is humble anyway? There's gotta be a line between being humble and being a doormat, right? I can't help but think that in some situations, being too humble might make people think you're an easy target. So, how does one balance that? I’ve been into working out lately—the kind where you just lose yourself in it—and I wonder if that’s a form of humility. Not showing off, just doing it for myself. But then I post about it, so, am I even humble?
Someone wise probably has this all figured out, but I’m definitely not that person. And I think I'm okay with not having answers. Life's become this mashup of trying, failing, reading articles, and still wondering. Like, humility might not be a superpower at all. Or maybe it is, but not the way we think. Or maybe we just need a little less self-importance, and a bit more sunlight and coffee. Or none of those things. I don't know. It's like trying to see in a fog; you just don’t know how clear it will ever get.