I finally reached Grandmaster. And now I am to share some of my experience.
This blog is following NemanjaSo2005's blog.
Some tips related to Competitive Programming
Firstly, I will note that just because some practice method worked for me, it doesn't mean it will work for you, or in general. I will try to give some points that are either important or not that well discussed.
Competitive Programming is fun! Enjoy the problems themselves and don't always focus on ratings. CP is a matter of capability, not of reputation.
Do the proper problems. Neither too hard nor too simple. You can learn new ideas or tricks from these problem, and btw enjoy the beauty of problem solving.
Join an academic community. Ask the problems you don't understand or help others. Excellent people help each other to improve while the bad ones prevent each other from improving. Please choose to be the former.
Be focused when solving problems. You may be wrong , but it's ok to fix the wrong ideas or bugs. That's useful for improving.
Codeforces is excellent. There are many interesting problems and contests of great quality. You can use it for your training.
Conclusion
Reach GM doesn't require much talent. Instead, it requires the enthusiasm and persistent practice.
There is still a long way for me to go. And I'm not satisfied with myself, like Faust.
That's the word I send you. Thank you for reading! I hope you found my article interesting and maybe even useful. If you have any questions, thoughts, or experiences to share—or even just want to congratulate me—please feel free to drop a comment.
congrats! do you practice outside of codeforces? 741 problems to GM is crazy.
Sure, I recommend Luogu and Atcoder.
how does the quality/style of problems on Luogu compare to Codeforces?
You can try them and choose from them.
Not all are good.
can u tell me how did you reach expert very soon ???? did you participate in some other plateform before codeforces ???? i mean it is very impressive that you climb quickly
Because I have some basis.
wow great i am still struggling in pupil wish i could have great thinking skill like you
You can do it.
Thanks for the article. It's cool to hear the journeys of others. I hope one day I can contribute to the community in the same way :)
Come on .You can!
I want to know why you wanted to become GM? I have no motivation to become anything. Does the life change after becoming GM? In tennis after winning grand slam they become rich and famous, same thing applies to codeforces? I want to know what is the life on the other side.
That's only a flag. Nothing has changed except your heart.
And that's enough.
Congratulations! Keep going
After struggling for more than 1 year, I finally back to GM :)
Congratulations! I am glad my blog inspired you.
Congrats!