I'm half way through my time on this task already and I haven't even touched the unit tests. Well, my first bit of advice would be to avoid HN/FB/Twitter/etc d

I'm half way through my time on this task already and I haven't even touched the unit tests. Well, my first bit of advice would be to avoid HN/FB/Twitter/etc during high pressure situations. Forgive my misunderstanding if you didn't mean you were literally halfway through it while posting. That brings me to about half way through my allotted time and then I start to panic. I recently had a candidate experience a panic attack during an interview. I felt badly (I've dealt with anxiety/panic myself) for him but there was nothing to do about it... the interview ended and of course he didn't get an offer. Point is: if you're prone to panic in high pressure situations it's nothing to be ashamed of but something you'll have to deal with as a separate issue. There are a zillion amazing strategies for managing anxiety; meditation, breathing exercises, playing music and petting cats are the ones that I prefer.