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Ask HN: How do you deal with anxiety before an interview?

2 points by isuckatcoding ↗ HN
I get very nervous and anxious before an interview so much so it affects my sleep the night before. How do you guys deal with that anxious feelings? Look at pictures of cute kittens and puppies?

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smt88
Anxiety is normal. Just accept that you’ll feel it. Interviewers don’t disqualify good people for being nervous.
billconan
The problem is not being able to sleep.
billconan
Same here. I don’t have a solution. Next time I guess I will do excessive excercise the day before to get tired and try some sleep pills.
gjvc
Do more of them until they become boring.
cimmanom
Remember that you’re judging them as much as they’re judging you. Get in a mindset where you’re planning to reject them, so it doesn’t matter if you do well at the interview. It’s up to them to convince you otherwise.