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> Personally, I find coding challenges fun and even quite enjoyable at times, so I don’t see why it’s a waste of time to get good at them.

You really can't imagine that someone feels differently? Please try to have a more open mind.

I, for one, would much rather spend my free time on my side-project that is actually used by people. I would have a hard time working on something that was a throwaway. (Which is what actually happened when I tried to interview at FB. I spent more time working on the side-project than studying leetcode. FB promptly told me I couldn't code... "OK")