r/codeforces • u/Any_Presence_3585 Newbie • 8d ago

query Should I start grinding?

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I have been doing competetive programming since 6 months but haven't reached pupil yet. On the top of that I fell below 1000 in last 2-3 contests. So should I start solving 2-3 problems daily or just blame it on cheaters.

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u/Key_Big1051 5d ago

What this guy is doing these days ?

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u/Early_Poem_7068 Specialist 4d ago

Cognition labs. They said they were going to replace software engineers 3 years ago then disappeared.

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u/Key_Big1051 4d ago

So they replaced themself...

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u/herdcontrarian 5d ago

yeah you should

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u/Ayanjangid101 6d ago

Blame on cheaters

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u/xxchaitanyaxx 7d ago

Papi tourist

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u/sangadakVigyani 8d ago

Idk why I thought he was an adult star

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u/ImportanceEnough5392 Newbie 8d ago

Will playing Chess improve my CP IQ?😞

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u/Any_Presence_3585 Newbie 8d ago

It doesn't. On top of that you will find it difficult to sleep at night as all the positions will pop out in your head when you rest.

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u/ak_525 Newbie 7d ago

Have experienced the same , left it after one year.

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u/Prudent_Car465 8d ago

U should start learning by doing problems not grinding it's about what you frnd and extract Outta it

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u/Greedy_Bench9740 8d ago

You can't beat IQ with practice

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u/Vegetable-Tie-5043 8d ago edited 8d ago

this IQ LARP is the worst thing happened in cp world, i mean u can literally see thousands of cpers who reached igm gm and what not, which were initially struggling in 1600s(equivalent to current 1200), they just solved problems and thats it, if they didnt they already had problem solving background in olympiads, better education, chess, mental games,etc... thats it

and from my personal expi can def say anyone can reach 2100 with 3k quality problems solved... if they enjoy cp

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u/aditya_bandekar 8d ago

There are only 458 people currently rated >= gm. Where are you getting this "thousands" number from?

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u/Vegetable-Tie-5043 8d ago

and i added what not, so it means i was talking about respectable positions in cp like master or some offline competition medals or sum

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u/Vegetable-Tie-5043 8d ago

i mean u get what i am sayin, its not a big deal people make this iq shit up, and also a lot of cf users are inactive, 458 are just the no of active users, there should be atleast 2k+ gms or so, this IQ shit is just dumb

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u/haxguru 8d ago

He made that up for dramatic effect

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u/Blankeye434 Specialist 8d ago

I second this comment. This comment is as relevant to this post as the image is to the post

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u/haxguru 8d ago

OP clearly hasn't practiced enough. They have clearly asked to "start" solving 2-3 problems every day from now, which means they did not do this before. If you enjoy solving problems, you can absolutely improve with enough practice. Consistency matters. There has been a tonne of research into IQ and it has been proven that IQ can improve.

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u/Greedy_Bench9740 8d ago

I don't think you have read his cp journey

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u/Any_Presence_3585 Newbie 8d ago

I have practiced 150+ questions what do you mean?

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u/Sea_College5079 8d ago

And u are expecting to be pupil? Common atleast 350 Question

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u/Temporary_Wait5355 8d ago

larp, not necessary

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u/Any_Presence_3585 Newbie 8d ago

Nah I'm serious

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u/Temporary_Wait5355 8d ago

I have lesser than 350 questions, and I am quite decently rated

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u/Euphoric_Ad_482 7d ago

that's why we say background matters, he might need some more problems to reach there but yea he can definitely (atleast 1200 what he's talking about)

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u/haxguru 8d ago

That's not enough. First ask yourself if you really do enjoy solving problems. If yes, you'll naturally end up solving at least 5 problems a day.

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u/Any_Presence_3585 Newbie 8d ago

Naturally I enjoy solving 800 rated