I was watching through Joma’s video on his YouTube channel about a guy named Cyrus Xi receiving amazing offers and I think his tips on preparing / learning in general are worth documenting. So, here it is.
Video link:
His reddit posts:
- Pre-FB: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/b3w1gg/2_year_update_my_journey_tips_29_gpa_at_a_small/
- Currently after getting Uber, Snap etc.: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/9i0pow/graduated_with_a_24_gpa_1_year_ago_after_studying/
His study guide:
https://workflowy.com/s/study-guide/RD5kZ682pWX5oxiE
Along the read, I found this amazing article on Career Planning. Seems it was originally written by Marc Andreessen. The same dude part of the a16z VC fund.
https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_career_planning_part1.html
His suggested coursera course on Learning in general:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/home/welcome
Overview (will keep additing):
- Quantify with hours and numbers of questions. Start with a target around hours spent, like 108 hours and 108 LC.
- Log hours to see how much time is actually spent. Just like a weekly sprint.
- Visualize those Log hours to keep reminding how time is spent.
- Apply learning techniques along the way.
- Reduce time on distraction (like Dota2). :(