I've been going to the gym 4-6x/week for the last couple months. I cannot get myself to do almost any leetcode even though I should be doing it. I've just accepted I'll not work for a while longer and keep going to the gym anyway.
That grind set mindset, “you can do anything you set your mind to, so you can only blame yourself for not having {life goal}” is a recipe for depression and burnout
They may make more money anyway. Whether or not that means they’re more successful is a different question.
It's a fucking investment dude.
You invest those hours to have higher salary / cooler job / be better, etc.
You don't want to put X hours of effort into something that may make your 8h/day work better?
Your social life probably ain't gonna disappear if you'll spend a few hours a week for a month or two on learning
I've been working + getting degree on weekends for 6 years, so I kinda know something about lack of time.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying everyone should be doing LC. Just don't act as if there was some tremendous trade off required to learn it