Archive - 9PM Decision

I Was Practicing LeetCode the Wrong Way

I was just memorizing solutions instead of deeply understanding the underlying patterns then I forgot everything after just a few weeks...

Feb 6 • Tung

January 2026

Why LeetCode? (And Why I’m Not Stopping This Time)

I have been practicing LeetCode for a long time, but I have never been consistent. Like many others, I started and stopped multiple times.

Jan 10 • Tung

The 9 PM Decision: Why I Chose the Hard Path

I am a software engineer here in Texas. I was trained to write code and build applications, but I know I am capable of more.

Jan 3 • Tung

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