The point of my post was that coincidences happen. I had an off day (which we all have) that also happened to coincide with an interview. I usually don't need e

The point of my post was that coincidences happen. I had an off day (which we all have) that also happened to coincide with an interview. I usually don't need energy drinks or the afternoon (although many software engineers perform better in the evening). I usually can represent my abilities, and execute on them just fine, in any context. This day was a statistical outlier compared to my average day. If this was routine for me, it wouldn't have seemed so unusual.... but screwing up really badly once after nailing it 30 other times seemed interesting to me.