How to Overcome ZERO Motivation to Study Leetcode

Getting motivation to study for software interviews is tough. Let's talk about some strategies to get through it without burning out.

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00:00 - Slow Burnout While Studying
03:09 - Overestimating our own abilities
04:20 - Frustration with the interview process
06:25 - The fear of failure

[kunaalaenugula]

Honestly I have no words man. Every single point you made here resonated with me so strongly as an upcoming third year computer engineering student from UCI trying to get a job in software. I appreciate the helpful tips towards overcoming that low motivation, especially cuz the Comp Eng curriculum at Uci doesn't let you take software classes so you are more or less on your own to learn everything. Thank you for the motivation <3

[musicbrorijit]

Wow.. this was the exact video that I needed to watch at current point in my life as an international MS student with time running out for getting an internship

[chesea]

Thank you KC, it’s crazy how similar my initial job hunting experience was to yours (6 months, 500+ apps). I was finally able to leave my toxic job after working 3 years to commit to studying/interviewing again and feel much better equipped this time around with these insights. 🙏🏽💪🏽 Good luck to everyone else interviewing as well!

[CaptainAmerica-hdoj]

thank you for a realistic vid on not just the same old study skill tips, and actually discussing the very real barriers we feel and how to overcome them 🥺

[SmoothCode]

We don't know that the bread will take an hour. Hell - we don't even know the ETA - which is why we keep checking on the bread - hoping that it is done.

[bionictortoise]

Very relatable video; I'm playing this on loop for motivation

[Donovan]

I really appreciate your videos and insights.

[Juicyj]

Recent bootcamp grad here. Hard to stay motivated when you can't even land any interviews. 650+ apps in, only 1 interview. Needa re-evaluate, maybe I'm doing something wrong

[hamzehbajbouj]

I don't usually write comments but sometimes i must just to say THANK YOU, really thank you KC for your amazing videos.
i'm not sure what to say either i'm lucky to find your channel immediately after finishing my degree and all the points you mentioned are literally what i'm going through right now

[front-endfatih]

Great points kc, the mind wants proof. Otherwise we can subconsiously shut ourselves down thinking theres no progress being made.

[DevashishJose]

Thank you KC, I do feel exactly the same, I related a lot to this video and thank you for the tips, I think they will be helpful in my journey

[wayne]

Great timing! I'm not on the interview grind, but this is great advice for tackling any big goal/project.

[itsmaggiemay]

Going through it right now and so great to get validation that all these feelings other feel too. it feels good not to be alone on this process. finding a job really is a job in itself

[binry_dstructr]

The reason why SWE interviews are so hard and take so long to train for is because the market is oversaturated. For every opening, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of applicants, so companies use the difficulty of the process as a filter. They want you to drop out because they want to hire only the candidates who want it badly enough to tolerate the process.

[gingeral]

Scary. I hope tech jobs are secure in the future.

[ankitajha]

I am facing this.. I have interviews lined up but no motivation to leetcode

[RolopIsHere]

I just had a Google screening interview, of a leetcode hard that I did several times, I knew the details... I pretended to never have seen it and I specified how I was going to solve it, laid down the plan, I wrote the code, I named the variables well ( long names with significant meaning ), I separated my code in to functions to make it more elegant, I went by the edge cases and there was no way to fail... the code was beautiful, with comments clean and the problem was solved, I even took a screenshot to make sure the roblem as as good as I remember it. I still failed the interview, not sure how, that destroyed me, when I think I am at my peak, it could not have been easier and still failed. No feedback at the end so no idea why I failed it.

[hoshizora]

Great video ! Would be nice if someone that went through the process could break down the learning into milestones

[asagiai]

Well I don't technically do leetcode but I do exercise.

[sanskarkaazi]

Its already been around 1.8 years I've finished bachelors and I haven't still done proper leetcode grind. I mean I have done 50-60 questions but I was not consistent, I was some days then I wasnt't. I am not from USA so half of my time will be spent on the visa process.. the exams to get there and I have a full time job .

Will I ever start?