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am I only one who feel contest being harder?
By tickbird, 5 hours ago, In English

not the contest but contestant being competitive

*1500 rating problem not much feel like *1500 problem 2 years ago

the fact that my improvement over time is less than overall population improvement

really make me depressive, realize that even get blue title is hard for me.

aside that my performance on virtual-participation (from old contest) is getter better.

so it's really weird

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4 hours ago, # |
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I think the main factor is that learning cp is very easy, as there are basically unlimited resources to use to improve, so people just keep getting better by using those resources. cheaters could also be affecting this, but estimating the % of cheaters is very hard, and it's also kind of a lame excuse instead of admitting it's a skill issue

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    I would glad if it is skill issue, but much seriously I'm thinking IQ issue.

    I could say that anyone on earth, man or woman, old or young, who puts in the same amount of effort in cp as I have, will become a Master at the very least.

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      3 hours ago, # ^ |
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      you are putting effort, but in the wrong direction

      you have solved 4 1800's and 15 1700's, just solve more of these and you should be fine

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          Then maybe it’s about how you practice

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            2 hours ago, # ^ |
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            I do practice just like regular person.

            setup timer for 25min. do best effort on 25min without any interrupt. (no hint, no tags, whatsoever)

            in case of fail to solve in time but at least have idea set timer to 10-15min again,

            if still not work then see editorial and other red peoples code

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              2 hours ago, # ^ |
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              Your way of thinking is right. But it is recommended that when reading editorials, do not just stay to understand the ideas, and then read and feel “I get it", more to understand the logic of each step of the problem solving chain of thought (why this step from this step to think of the next step, what is the point of entry), this way of thinking in fact, is to continue to accumulate to form a sense of solving problem. (Apologize for my poor English)

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    mister skibidi how can an average person like me get to your level

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skill issue

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things might get hard, I also got -50 last contest but... doesn't depress me from going to the next contest

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Rating deflation/inflation isn't an unusual phenomenal, it also happened in the Chess World and FIDE had to put its hands to work, but just saying that problems are getting harder isn't going to help at all, although a lot of people have the same feelings, you also need to PROVE IT and then Mike would do the proper changes.

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