Salam everyone!

I’m a total newbie here on Codeforces :) and I’m trying my best to level up. I wanna ask the community — how do I get out of newbie?

Like...

• Which topics should I learn first? (I’m kinda confused between learning random stuff vs. having a proper roadmap)
• What should my practice strategy be so I actually improve and not just grind aimlessly :)
• Any good problem lists or contests you recommend for my level?
• Also, how much estimated rating do I need if I ever dream of participating in IOI in the future? :)

Right now my practice strategy is kinda simple — I try to solve 100 problems of each rating (step by step), give all CF contests, and if I get stuck for too long I just read the editorial and learn from it :)

Any tips, experience, memes, motivation — I’ll take all of it :) If you have advice, please drop it in the comments and upvote so more people can see :)

thanks in advance :)