Technical interviews can feel like an endless loop of random problems and vague feedback. If you’ve been “studying a lot” but not seeing improvement, the issue is usually lack of structure and not practicing the interview itself (communication, tradeoffs, and testing).
You don’t need marathon sessions—consistency and tight feedback loops win.
Pick one pattern and mentally rehearse it:
Goal: Say out loud when you’d use it and the typical pitfalls.
Choose one problem that matches the pattern.
Pro tip: Interviewers reward progress and clear reasoning more than silent perfection.
Write 3 bullets:
This is how you convert one problem into a repeatable skill.
Even if your solution isn’t perfect, strong interview behaviors can carry you.
Pick one pattern this week and do 5 problems in that pattern, logging your post-mortems. It’s shockingly effective.
What pattern do you struggle with most right now—and what’s one problem that keeps tripping you up?
Love how actionable this is—especially the “checkpoint” and the 10-minute post-mortem. That’s the missing piece for a lot of people: converting practi...
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