My peak rating was above 1500, but recently I've been constantly losing rating, and now I'm around 1200.
The frustrating part is that I can independently solve some 1900+ problems, yet I often struggle with problems rated 1200 or even lower.
I spend a lot of time thinking, analyzing different cases, and trying to derive a solution, only to discover that my very first observation was wrong. Then I read the editorial, and the key idea seems ridiculously simple.
I'm comfortable with problems where I can gradually derive a solution, but I often get completely stuck on problems that require one clever observation or greedy trick.
I've solved hundreds of problems, yet my contest performance seems to be getting worse.
Am I overthinking? Am I practicing the wrong way? Or am I missing something fundamental?
I don't think I'm that stupid, but lately it's really starting to feel that way.
Has anyone experienced this? How did you overcome it?








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