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Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?

Posted by fickleycurious on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:30PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have realized that I easily give up when I face a hard problem. This is hurting my career prospects. I have been thinking and it may have become an issue because I grew up in a high pressure environment, where a lot is expected from you. How do I change myself ? I have observed that a lot of times I have a vague idea of a problem I am trying to solve but I don't put in the effort to nail it...

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Re:Questions to ask at the end of a technical interview (2017) on Saturday April 11, 2020 @11:12AM (#22842056)
Do you get so much time to ask these questions during an interview ? The standard white board kind of interview goes on for an hour and you are supposed to finish the coding questions in 45-50 minutes. That hardly leaves any time for counter questions.
Re:Immigration Bill Could Change How Silicon Valley Sources Foreign Ta... on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @10:20AM (#20459761)
Would it sail through Senate though ?
Re:Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the... on Sunday December 09, 2018 @02:44PM (#18642831)
Makes sense. It would be nice if the results refresh as I zoom in the map.
Re:Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the... on Sunday December 09, 2018 @10:51AM (#18641377)
Why don't add a second column under the map to use the extra white space ?
Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers on Monday August 20, 2018 @07:57PM (#17805377)
True but if the American company has market access to other countries, what's wrong with hiring people from such countries ?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018) on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @05:37PM (#17667237)
Hey do you have any full time position for engineers? I recently moved to Canada and come with embedded background.