Hi everyone, so recently I have been solving some 1200 rated problems from the problemset..and am facing difficulty in solving many of those problems. However , I am comfortable with the problems that have relatively straightforward approaches.. like the mathematical ones and some problems involving strings. But I am not able to solve the problems with out of the box approaches like in the problems [Paranoid String](https://codeforces.me/problemset/problem/1694/B) and [Madoka and the elegant String](https://codeforces.me/problemset/problem/1647/B).↵
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This has been causing me trouble in the contests as now-a-days, I am having a hard time solving Problem B but can solve Problem C relatively easily (which I think is pretty wierd lol) and due to this my contest rating has dropped from 1261 to 1134 (in my alt. account) as I spend way too much time on the B problem. It is sometimes quite demotivating :((↵
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1)So , for these type of questions, should I spent more time on these problems (2-3hrs) which I currently do, or view the editorial after like 15-20 minutes?↵
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2) Also, should I keep practising 1200 rated problems or move on to the 1300-1400 ones..?↵
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Any advice would be appreciated :))
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This has been causing me trouble in the contests as now-a-days, I am having a hard time solving Problem B but can solve Problem C relatively easily (which I think is pretty wierd lol) and due to this my contest rating has dropped from 1261 to 1134 (in my alt. account) as I spend way too much time on the B problem. It is sometimes quite demotivating :((↵
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1)So , for these type of questions, should I spent more time on these problems (2-3hrs) which I currently do, or view the editorial after like 15-20 minutes?↵
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2) Also, should I keep practising 1200 rated problems or move on to the 1300-1400 ones..?↵
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Any advice would be appreciated :))
