Create a daily learning routine and design a clear 3-4 week preparation calendar you can stick to.
Without a routine, preparation will always lose to “urgent” work tasks. With a routine, you create compounding progress that builds confidence for your next project or interview.
The goal is not only to prepare for interviews, but to become a sharper front-end developer over time. The first step is to design a schedule you can actually follow.
Wait for a perfect moment when things calm down, it won't happen
Commit to 30-45 minutes of focused prep daily
Pick a fixed time slot each day.
Morning is ideal, before client tasks take over. If mornings are impossible, pick another time you can consistently protect.
Block it in your calendar. Treat this as seriously as a client meeting.
Define the type of focus for the day. Learning, coding practice, or self-review. Don't overthink the exact topic yet, just define the category.
Stick to it even when you're busy. There will always be production bugs or tight deadlines. Skip once, and you'll skip again.
A consistent 30 minutes every day beats an occasional 3-hour sprint. Discipline compounds into mastery.
Now that you've built the habit, spend a few sessions (30-45 minutes each) designing your personal prep calendar.
This gives you a clear 3-4 week structure so you know exactly what to do each day without thinking.
How to do it:
Go through all lessons in this chapter once. Get the overview first.
Get to the last lesson and design your calendar.
Write down tasks that are specific, time-bound, and linked to resources. Example:
Notice that each task has a link or a clear reference. That way, when the time comes, you don't waste mental energy deciding what to open.
Plan in cycles, not months. Stick to 3-4 weeks at a time. At the end of each cycle, review:
Adjust the next cycle based on what you learned.
Your calendar should feel like your personal course, with daily links, tasks, and formats you enjoy.
You can approach scheduling in different ways:
Both are valid. Choose what keeps you motivated.
The point is to create your own "mini-course." I give you the framework, you choose the content. If coding platforms feel boring now, skip them this cycle and do quizzes or articles instead. If articles drain you, switch to hands-on tasks.
The roadmap works only if you actually enjoy the process.
Try to plan months ahead and feel frustrated when things change
Create a 2–3 week personal calendar with specific daily tasks
Your schedule is not meant to be perfect, it's meant to keep you moving.
Think of it as a series of small, repeatable wins that build momentum over time.
If you finish a 3-4 week cycle, you've already done more than most developers ever do for their own growth. Adjust, refine, and keep going. The real success is not in the plan itself but in showing up every day and sticking to it.
A simple, consistent schedule beats the most sophisticated plan that you never follow.