Hello Codeforces members.. I am a newbie in competitive programming but I have developed bad habit of seeing the solutions in 1-2 days... I really try hard during those 1-2 days devoting 7-8 hours on the day... What should I do.....????????????????? Another habit is to copy-paste the difficult code . Can anyone please help me regarding the same .It will be a great help. Regards.
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Spending 10+ hours on a problem maybe sounds a bit extravagant. (Assuming the 1-2 days and 7-8 hours is for a problem) For myself, it usually means lacking of a problem solving pattern or I need to learn a related algorithm, not because thinking isn't enough.
Do you have a command of the knowledge required by solving the problem? If not, it would be better to refer to some related learning resources and solve some less comprehensive, easier problems first.
Seeing solutions isn't bad at all; especially for newbies. Alright, maybe you shouldn't give up on a problem and see it's solution after like 5 minutes or so. It is better to spend some time in a problem-we usually learn better from a problem that we spend some time on. However, Competitive programming is not as creative as you think; I've noticed that, after a certain level, they become almost routine work. I would advise you to think on a problem until you have no new ideas to solve it, or until you lose the will to think on it.(Usually for me it's around 15-30 minutes) Spending more time on that is of little benefit/no use, and I've seen it myself. Seeing the editorials isn't bad-you will learn from them quite a lot, and these will help you in future problem solving-ideas usually repeat.