I’m Not a Genius, I’m Just Consistent (And That’s Enough)

I used to look at other developers and think:

“They must be geniuses.”
“They probably just get it.”
“Their brains are wired for this.”

Me? I had to read the same thing three times.
Had to Google every error.
Had to fight to understand concepts like async/await or how props work in React.

But I kept going.
And slowly, I realized something powerful:

You don’t need to be a genius to get good at this.
You just need to be consistent.

Geniuses Aren’t Born — They’re Built

Yeah, some people pick things up faster.
They make it look easy. Their brains connect the dots early.

But here’s the truth most people won’t tell you:

Even “genius” minds are just repeated effort made invisible.

They’ve just been thinking, failing, and iterating for longer — or more quietly.

You can build the same clarity.
You can build the same “spark.”

But not by waiting for talent.
You build it through repetition.
Through deliberate practice.

My “3–5 Skills a Day” Rule

What changed everything for me wasn’t luck.
It wasn’t finding the perfect course.

It was this:

Learn 3 to 5 new things per day. Every day.
No excuses. No “I’m tired.” No “I’ll do double tomorrow.”
Just show up. Learn a few small things. Repeat.

Some days it was:

  • How position: relative actually works

  • What a foreign key is in SQL

  • How to write a custom post type in WordPress

  • How map() works in JavaScript

I didn’t need to master them immediately.
I just needed to touch them, understand them, and move on.

That daily input rewired me.

Consistency Is a Superpower

People look at progress as a result of brilliance.
But it’s not.

It’s a result of decisions you make when no one’s watching.

  • Will you keep going when it’s boring?

  • Will you show up when you feel behind?

  • Will you trust the process when there’s no validation yet?

“I’m not a genius. But I act like one — because I work like one.”

Every day I keep showing up, I become more than I was yesterday.
And eventually, I became someone people call ‘skilled.’

Updating Myself to Shape My World

You want to build things that matter?
You want to create impact, solve problems, shape the future?

You’ve got to start with the version of you who’s willing to change.

“If you want to mold the world, you must first update yourself.”

So I update.
Every day.
No fancy setup. No big moment. Just reps.

Small reps.
Quiet reps.
But reps that build something bigger than talent ever could.

You don’t need to be born brilliant.
You don’t need to wait for motivation.
You just need to show up today.

Then tomorrow.
Then again.
Until one day — you look back and realize:

“I didn’t need to be a genius.
I just needed to stay in the game long enough to become one.”