i have done quite a few courses/projects to accelerate my learning outside university/internships. Feel free to message me on slack - Abrar Rakin

Software Engineering Intern at Series A

Anon

totally agree with the curiosity part. but the curiosity part often comes from being genuinely curious/passionate about the topic. it's hard to fake curiosity (you could still dig in, but it would feel more like a grind and less of a rewarding experience)

in such cases do you recommend reconsidering what we wanna do in our career? like change domains, change career, etc. but obviously that's easier said than done...\
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any advice?

hey OP, I see you are a mid level engineer. Is there any particular reason you are restarting DSA? I am a fresh grad and I have stopped pursuing DSA thinking it's too late lol. I am at a company where I am happy and my plan is to only apply to companies in the future that do not ask DSA. Alex has also said multiple times that Leetcode is not a very good use of time if you want to become a better SWE. 

Just wanted to get your insights to see if I might wanna reconsider my decision :)

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