Guess what those 500k/year FANG devs are doing? They piece code together, polish the rough corners a bit and call it a day.
> feeling like a loser
You're right here, the startup owners are exploiting you. You need to develop some social skills and cynism. There are many grim books on this topic, and my top two picks are "gervais principle" and "48 laws of power".
> struggle with LeetCode
LC is a very narrow skills test. There are just a few building blocks you need to learn: binary search, hashmap, priority queue amd so on. Every LC/interview question is a mix of those building blocks: you just try them one after another until something sticks. No creativity needed.
> unable to concentrate, riddled with brain fog
Brain fog is probably poor food choices. Ability to concentrate must be trained. It's a big topic by itself, but the essense of it is you pick a simple thought, a basic shape for beginners, and try to focus all your attention to it. It's like trying to write it into your video memory by sheer will alone.
Guess what those 500k/year FANG devs are doing? They piece code together, polish the rough corners a bit and call it a day.
> feeling like a loser
You're right here, the startup owners are exploiting you. You need to develop some social skills and cynism. There are many grim books on this topic, and my top two picks are "gervais principle" and "48 laws of power".
> struggle with LeetCode
LC is a very narrow skills test. There are just a few building blocks you need to learn: binary search, hashmap, priority queue amd so on. Every LC/interview question is a mix of those building blocks: you just try them one after another until something sticks. No creativity needed.
> unable to concentrate, riddled with brain fog
Brain fog is probably poor food choices. Ability to concentrate must be trained. It's a big topic by itself, but the essense of it is you pick a simple thought, a basic shape for beginners, and try to focus all your attention to it. It's like trying to write it into your video memory by sheer will alone.