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Minimizing contest-anxiety, keeping mind clear and calm
By n_k101, history, 22 months ago, In English

Can someone tell ways by which I can keep my mind cool during contests? I don't know how this happens that heartbeat increases (rushing through problem statement skipping important points, like if it is asked to print index, I am printing count of operations) , mind loses its calmness and even easy problems like A and B are done wrong.

Even after practicing regularly this problem remains and I think practicing more problems is not the solution to this "contest-anxiety" issue.

Can someone please guide me who have improved upon these psychological things?

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22 months ago, # |
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For me it was 2-3 consecutive bad contests and then f-off imma just enjoy solving idgaf to the delta

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Maybe it's not too easy to keep calm. In the recent contest, even some LGMs submitted the wrong answer on problem B because they thought there's no solution when n is odd number, however there's no solution only when n=3 (which is the smallest valid odd value of n)

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    22 months ago, # ^ |
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    I think a lot of people fell for that, me included

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    I wasted an hour because of this

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    22 months ago, # ^ |
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    Yes we may not completely be able to keep calm that's why I am saying how to minimize this issue.

    LGMs have probably reduced this to certain extent Even you are CM so what you did till now in the practice methods that helped in reducing this. Please help

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    22 months ago, # ^ |
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    I completely misread the question and thought that the answer doesn't exist if n >= 3 lol.

    The problem was that I forgot that sum of only ADJACENT pairs had to be considered, not every pair.

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22 months ago, # |
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It happens to me as well, during most of the contest I'm shaking and nervous.

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(rushing through problem statement skipping important points, like if it is asked to print index, I am printing count of operations)

Happened today

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22 months ago, # |
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I think debugging ability is important. Falling into "thinking inertia" is miserable. You spend a lot of time debugging just get an WA (or TLE). However, my debugging ability is not good either, so I am searching for help (https://codeforces.me/blog/entry/110936).

Besides please sleep 30 minutes before the contest, It helps.

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22 months ago, # |
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with time , u can improve

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