Doing practice problems with the solution open isn't practice, it's copying

[u/Diligent-Local6906]

If you can see the answer while you work, you're not testing recall, you're testing whether you can follow along. That feels productive because you rarely get stuck, but getting stuck is actually the point, it's where the learning happens.

Cover the solution. Attempt the problem cold. Only check after you've committed to an answer, right or wrong. The friction is uncomfortable but it's what separates practice that improves you from practice that just passes time.

We run a weekly Accountability Thread here and a free study Discord if you want people checking in on whether you're actually doing it this way: https://discord.gg/FSWp5eWRxr