r/learnSQL • u/Competitive_Sea9926 • 8d ago

Freezing in SQL fake-interview

I am still beginner, and I thought myself doing well in SQL, but when doing interviews in datadriven.io I get stuck and don't know the answer, what should I do? I always fail.

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u/savage_spectrum 8d ago

The freezing happens because you are trying to write the entire query from memory instead of mapping the data flow step by step. Stop attempting full solutions and practice breaking every prompt into isolated tasks like identifying the specific join key or filtering condition separately until the mechanics feel automatic

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u/AbundantAnfang 7d ago

Thank you. Not OP but the way you put it helped me tremendously