Sometimes I genuinely don’t know what to focus on anymore.

If I do DSA daily, I feel guilty for not building projects.
If I work on development, I feel behind in interview prep.
If I give contests, my pending applications start stressing me out. 💀

And every platform gives different advice:

• “Only DSA matters”
• “Projects are more important”
• “Do CP”
• “Do open source”
• “Learn system design”
• “Apply everywhere”

At this point, preparation itself feels like a full-time job. 😭

What makes it harder is seeing people around:

• getting internships
• cracking good offers
• posting achievements daily

while you’re still trying to figure things out.

I think many students silently go through this confusion but rarely talk about it openly.

Right now I’m just trying to improve little by little without comparing myself too much.

Hopefully consistency pays off someday for all of us preparing quietly in the background. 🚀