Hey,
I believe that to be successful in tech, coding, and life in general, your “main” skills need to be at a decent level first. Things like consistency, communication, perseverance, patience, and discipline.
The tricky part is that these skills cannot really be trained directly. You do not wake up one day and decide to “practice consistency.” They take time, repetition, and the right environment to build.
In tech especially, these skills matter more than most people realize. I am a big believer in consistency. I genuinely think it opens doors you never even knew existed.
The way I forced myself to become consistent started with something very simple: learning Japanese every day.
I used Anki to learn a small number of words daily. Nothing intense. The key was accessibility. I could do it on the subway, in a car, while waiting in a lobby, anywhere. No laptop, no setup, no friction.
Before trying to improve anything else in my life, I did this every single day for 90 days.
Once that became normal, I applied the same logic to other areas. I moved on to coding and tried to make at least one GitHub commit every day. This was harder. It required more effort and more grit. Opening my computer, writing code, pushing commits. I did not succeed every single day, but I got very close. More importantly, I trusted myself.
For the past 4 to 5 months, I added daily content creation to my routine. If you found me through my page, you can probably see how that turned out. I honestly do not think I could have maintained a 140+ day posting streak if I had not first learned what consistency feels like through learning Japanese.
What I learned is simple: if you can be consistent in one small area of your life, you can transfer that skill anywhere else.
Here is the main takeaway:
Start with something very accessible and low effort. Even something like a daily 15 minute walk.
Stay consistent with it for at least a month.
Track your progress visually. This is very important. I personally used a heatmap similar to GitHub’s commit history.
Once it feels natural, slowly branch out. Try it with coding, the gym, studying, or anything else.
As consistency becomes part of your identity, you will naturally want to add more things. It sounds simple, but it works. Staying consistent creates momentum, and momentum makes everything easier.
That is all I wanted to share today.
Hope this helps you in some way.
Talk soon.