Herodion

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   by Herodion 12y ago

   So, you don't do well on competitive programming problems and therefore decided to write a rant about it on HN. Do you even got an anectote where a candidate who did well on these kinds of problems were worse than another candidate who
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   by Herodion 12y ago

   Yes, I was a bit too simplistic in my post. But the point is that a person who builds discipline like a girl builds muscle will be out of the competition no matter what he does. In such cases it is better to focus on other things to circumv
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   by Herodion 12y ago

   Discipline is not really a conscious choice since you can enhance it through medication. So if you have the right makeup then you don't need motivation to do things while others can get roughly the same effect by taking Ritalin.