So basically I have been doing competitive programming on and off for the past 4 years. Of course I have learned a lot but I feel I do not improve a lot. I have IOI coming up and this is my third year competing on it and I feel that I have achieved no major improvement. I learn new topics and new algorithms but then I try to solve problems and when I can’t figure out how to solve it I read the editorial to find out that I was going in a complete wrong path and the actual solution is something that I would never have imagined. I know practice is crucial and I haven’t been exactly constant at it but it just frustrates me a lot that I “wasted” a problem by reading its solution and not being even close to it. Some people say that reading theory and then practicing is not the best approach but the idea of just practicing and solving it then after reading the solution makes me feels frustrated and then quit practicing for a bit. How do you guys manage this feeling?

(Sorry if sometimes you don't understand me but I am still learning English)

Hello my name is Juan! I am from Venezuela and I just decided to start a blog here on CodeForces!I don't really know what I am going to talk about but I just wanted to say to the world "Here I come!".

I've been learning how to code since I was little but exactly in fall October of 2019 I discovered this amazing world of competitive programming! It has been amazing so far I've learn really cool things and I've improved a lot thru this months! I am really thankful to rubmary, lmn0x4F and snacache, who have been training me since the beginning. They've told me to love and enjoy Competitive Programming!

One of my biggest dreams was to represent my country in a International Olympiad and now I am so happy to say that I will represent my country in the Iberoamerican Informatics and Computing Competition! also I am working so hard to make it one day to the IOI! I wanna make my country proud and show the world and my fellow Venezuelans that the education is the most important key to success.

I've also made a really cool friends in this journey, like Fighter. and elliotlarez which are going to IOI this year so good luck guys! also people like Terpodia which are working so hard on this too!

I guess this was all I wanted to say! Any recommendations? Bye! You'll be listing from me soon!