Async coding test let me actually think, the live round had me blanking on things I know cold

Live round: asked to reverse a linked list, a problem I've done a dozen times, and my brain just white-screened with someone watching the cursor. Async take-home style test a week later, same difficulty level roughly, and I solved it clean with room to double check edge cases. Not saying live interviews should go away, just that I finally understood why some people swear by async formats — it's not about the difficulty, it's about not performing while you think.