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How do you interview-prep with a full-time job that already drains you? Genuinely asking, not humble-bragging.

Anonymous10 Jul 2026

By the time I'm done with work I've got maybe an hour of real focus left, and half of that I spend staring at a problem instead of actually solving it.

Weekends help, but I also, you know, need to be a person. I keep reading about people doing 2 hours a day for six months straight and I don't understand where they're finding the brain for it after a full day.

What does a sustainable prep routine look like when the day job comes first? Small daily reps? One serious weekend block? Something else entirely? I'd genuinely rather do 45 honest minutes I can keep up than burn out in three weeks.

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Anonymous12 Jul 2026
Genuinely the only thing that worked for me was 30 minutes before work, not after. By evening I had nothing left in the tank. Small-and-consistent beat the heroic weekend sessions I always planned and never actually did.
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Anonymous11 Jul 2026
Not a bragger's answer, but the only thing that worked for me was 25 minutes BEFORE work, not after. By evening I had nothing left. Mornings I was at least awake, and weekends I did one longer session. Slow, but it compounds. What field are you in? Some jobs drain the exact muscle you need for prep, which makes it brutal.
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Anonymous10 Jul 2026
Did exactly this for about eight months while working full time. What made it sustainable: one problem every morning before work when my brain was fresh, review-only in the evenings (no new hard material when I'm fried), and one 2-hour deep block on Saturday. 45 focused minutes you'll actually repeat every day beats 2 hours you dread and skip. Consistency compounds way harder than intensity here — you already have the right instinct.
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