When I Leetcode, I find it hard to operate at 100% in practice
Hey guys. When leetcoding, I feel like I am not 100% there...like I am missing simple things like messing up the return value or not properly putting a parenthesis or some small logic anomaly. I feel if I was truly at 100% I wouldn't make such mistakes...what am I missing? How do I induce 100% concentration? Currently I've done 95 Leetcode problems..
Meditate
Michael Jordan has a great talk on how to practice like it’s a real game. Go find it
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Idk, I should be leetcoding right now yet here I am on Blind.
Also keep in mind that, you forgetting a parenthesis or common syntax errors are not gonna dock you points during white boarding....so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Yeah true... But I'm also sometimes messing up on some silly logic stuff..
You need to raise the stakes. Next time you make a simple mistake, punch yourself in the face
Lmao my leetcode practice is at like 20% concentration.
Come back after you’ve done 300+
Okay, OP, let me share my own experience which you might find useful. When I started practicing with LC, I experienced exactly the same. In fact, I used to code in Atom editor. I guess that time my solved total problems count was somewhat around 60+. Now 200+, and now I can write code with no syntax error. So, how did I improve? I told myself that if I want to be considered, I need to produce 0 syntax error code. Period. So, no worry. With practice things get better. And 100% concentration is a myth. In real interview many factors impact on your concentration level. Only the people who practiced a lot more than the rest are likely to be successful in tackling any stressful interview situations with varying uncontrollable factors.
Practice more.
Not sure if that would help...
Not to be rough on you, but 95 LC is nothing in 2019.