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On Silence, Grief, and Finding Your Voice Again

October 23, 2025 By Nitin Motgi 8 min read Personal

There are moments in life when words fail us. Not because we lack the vocabulary, but because the weight of what we carry makes even the simplest sentence feel impossible. For me, that moment came in January 2025.

"I wasn't trying to write. I was just trying to think. But thinking, for me, has always required writing. And so, without quite meaning to, I found myself writing again."

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"Tokens now dictate our days, our focus, our moods, our family bonding sessions, and maybe soon our tax returns. If you're reading this and secretly checking your Claude quota right now — welcome to the club."

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