thank you! did not consider using game engines as i'm only interested in making websites / simple crud apps, not games, but i might just try building a web app in construct or godot and see what happens :). do you have experience with this?
don't feel bad, a lot of people working at Big N companies have a lot of those interview qs memorized.
most interview questions you get are variants on a few themes (DP, binary trees, sorting, etc, etc). if you can do a few problems from every theme on autopilot (through a shit ton of practice) you'll be able to do the variants.
I think we just have to cut corners and not take recommendations too seriously.
The easiest way to get more time is just to work for a large company that provides meals and doesn't make you clock-in and be hyper-efficient with your work so you can slide out after six hour days, but that's easier said than done.
Realize that people who are really physically fit treat it like a hobby, so if you think something is more worth it (writing, guitar, binge drinking with your friends), then don't stress about not accomplishing everything-- it was an intentional trade-off.
And the not really solution-solution is to have enough serotonin so that you're perfectly happy doing things like cooking, running errands, and working out-- which is a big goal of mine.
You're right about being active, but it's hard to have such a strong sense of identity and worldview-- to just say: I'm going to structure my life around training for a triathalon.
I feel like there are so many parts of life I want to explore to see if I'd like them. I and a lot of people my age haven't found our 'triathalon' and I'm worried about not having enough time to find it.
Also, the post was more about there being so many recommendations and 'upkeep tasks' for being healthy and functional. I don't see how assessing whether things are worth doing is 'fundamentally passive'.