Humble the Poet on Anxiety, Creativity & Becoming a Free Human

Humble the Poet (Kanwer Singh) opens up about the years nobody saw — the debt, the failed deals, the fear, the self-judgment — and how these became the foundation for his creative success and his powerful new book, Anxious.

We explore his 90-day nervous system reset, what anxiety really is (and isn’t), how to stop outsourcing your safety, and why progress is simple but never easy. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or tangled in your own thoughts, this episode will feel like a blueprint for reclaiming your mind and building real inner capacity.

This is mental fitness at its most practical, honest, and human.

Timestamps:

00:00 — Who are you?

01:00 — Humble breaks down the mechanics of words, poetry, and meaning

02:00 — Childhood creativity: the first book and early signs of a writer

04:00 — Performing for the first time and peeling off the layers of insecurity

06:00 — The four-year tunnel: debt, denial, and rebuilding from zero

10:00 — Extreme frugality and the financial habits that changed everything

14:00 — Fear, creativity, and learning to feed the wallet vs. the ego

17:00 — Discovering business as a creative art form

23:00 — Harmony vs. balance: reframing how creatives work

25:00 — Curiosity as courage: shifting away from fear-based judgment

27:00 — How anxiety blocks opportunity — and why the pendulum has swung too far

30:00 — Why anxiety is a signal, not a disease

32:00 — The 90-day nervous system reset: dopamine, abstinence, and awareness

37:00 — Identifying real addictions: validation, reassurance, overthinking

42:00 — Sitting with discomfort: the foundation of mental fitness

45:00 — Redefining freedom and building inner capacity

49:00 — The burn of real growth — and why Humble sticks with it

51:00 — The simplest mental fitness practice: sit quietly for 10 minutes

54:00 — Simple vs easy, slow progress, and compassionate self-talk

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