Second day in a row without studying — and the more useful question turned out to be who I'm actually competing with.

The difficult tasks took less time than I expected — it was the resistance to starting them that consumed the day.

Two recruiters found me on LinkedIn today, unprompted — a sign the profile work is starting to pay off, even if the roles weren't the right fit yet.

Ten days in, the win isn't more questions solved or more calls — it's that doing the work is starting to require less effort.

Two recruiter calls, a reworked resume, and a reminder that job hunting is something you experiment your way through, not something you write once.

Seven days of prep, two interviews, and the lesson that isn't about hours or question counts.

Some days aren't about the job search at all — they're about just sitting down and doing the work.

Not every day is a work day — Day 6 was about rest, and about learning that momentum matters more than intensity.

A quiet Friday spent rebuilding system design from scratch and learning DSA by pattern, not by volume.

Finding a job isn't just about getting better at what you know — it's about understanding what the market expects from you.

Less about studying, more about getting noticed — optimizing profiles, exploring startups, and building the pipeline.

Stepping away from interview prep to build a real foundation in how AI actually works, not just how to use it.

Four and a half years after the last video, the camera is back on — this time for a job search, documented as it happens.