day 1
task | clarifying assumption
Pick a prompt you would be comfortable working with. For ideas, grab the latest from Lewis Lin.
You are going to spend 5 minutes a day with this prompt for 7 days.
For day 1, just spend 5 minutes trying to come up with clarifying assumptions.
Set a timer, make sure you don’t go over. In a real interview, you want to do it faster, but this gives you extra time, but not too much extra to practice.
why | short practice + timing
this gives you something to do every day to think about interviews, without over thinking.
hint | help getting started
Pick a prompt for a company on your target list.
For clarifying assumptions, there are two approaches.
Ask roughly 3 questions in the form of an assumption you are comfortable taking, but are just double-checking the interviewer’s preferences.
Make assumptions. State them with confidence and get ready to move forward.
NOTE: I prefer the first approach, but many others prefer the assumptions as clear statements.
reading | some articles
Check out this meta article on clarifying assumptions in the first style mentioned.
