Hiey Codeforces friendscommunity,↵
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I’ve been practicing a lot for contests and solving old problems too. I want to share something I noticed: sometimes I make problems harder than they are. Last week, I tried a Div 2 B problem—it was about finding a pattern. I spent **30 minutes** thinking of a big, **complicated solution with DP** and other tough ideas. But in the end, it was just a s**simple sorting trick** that took one pass. I lost points because of that!↵
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Now I’m wondering—how do you know when to stop making a problem too hard and look for an easier way? I think the key to getting better at coding is learning when a problem is tricking me into thinking it’s harder than it is. I’m trying to stop after 5 minutes and ask myself: “Is this really a hard problem, or am I just overthinking it?”↵
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What do you think? How do you avoid making problems too complicated? Or do you have funny stories where you realized the answer was easy?↵
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Happy coding, and I hope all your solutions turn green!
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I’ve been practicing a lot for contests and solving old problems too. I want to share something I noticed: sometimes I make problems harder than they are. Last week, I tried a Div 2
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Now I’m wondering—how do you know when to stop making a problem too hard and look for an easier way? I think the key to getting better at coding is learning when a problem is tricking me into thinking it’s harder than it is. I’m trying to stop after 5 minutes and ask myself: “Is this really a hard problem, or am I just overthinking it?”↵
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What do you think? How do you avoid making problems too complicated? Or do you have funny stories where you realized the answer was easy?↵
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Happy coding, and I hope all your solutions turn green!
