I don't think that's too weird. I am never very interested in solving puzzles. Myst was a major turnoff, for instance. The Project Euler problems are usually "

I don't think that's too weird. I am never very interested in solving puzzles. Myst was a major turnoff, for instance. The Project Euler problems are usually "meh". My mathematical preference is continuous math; my preference for using mathematics is to apply them into real problems. I'm not saying that all puzzles are pointless, but I think most interview puzzles are kind of an empty exercise that only a certain type of person likes, and that only people who know the trick will get.