A helpful answer that received quite an amount of gusto on Quora. Helped me get through my practices and trials. Hope this helps everyone else. Thanks [user:lonerz,2016-09-11]↵
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[lonerz's answer](https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-improve-my-rating-on-Codeforces/answer/Joshua-Pan-1)↵
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[lonerz's follow-up answer](https://www.quora.com/How-should-a-newbie-practice-on-CodeForces/answer/Joshua-Pan-1)
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[lonerz's answer](https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-improve-my-rating-on-Codeforces/answer/Joshua-Pan-1)↵
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[lonerz's follow-up answer](https://www.quora.com/How-should-a-newbie-practice-on-CodeForces/answer/Joshua-Pan-1)