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I had the dream again last night. I’m standing in front of a panel of three people with notepads. The lighting is fluorescent and unforgiving. They’re asking me questions about a project I shipped six months ago, and I’m answering them, one by one, trying to prove I thought it through. Why did you prioritize that feature? What about this edge case? Did you consider the alternative approach? My answers sound reasonable in my head, but when they come out of my mouth, they feel thin. I can see it in their faces — I’m not convincing them. I wake up with my heart racing, sheets twisted, that familiar tightness in…
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