The programmer's paradox: When nobody's watching, you're writing cryptic bitwise operations and pointer arithmetic that would make Dennis Ritchie weep. But the MOMENT someone glances at your screen? Suddenly you're writing the most embarrassingly obvious conditional statement in history.
It's like your brain has two modes: "incomprehensible genius" and "did you just learn to code yesterday?" with absolutely no middle ground. The worst part? Both versions actually work.