# Does discipline work?

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Podcast: [The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backend-engineering-show-with-hussein-nasser-847440)
Published: 2025-04-11T14:29:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hnasr/episodes/Does-discipline-work-e31cbfi
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Duration seconds: 606

## Resource

No technical video today, just talking about the idea of discipline and consistency.

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