Gave today’s contest with a learning mindset, not just for the rank.
👉 Q1 was a simple string reverse with a small logical twist — good confidence booster.
👉 Q2 was a standard Binary Search problem — concepts already covered in class / Code Army strike class, so execution felt smooth.
👉 Q3 was DP based — understood the approach, but couldn’t optimize in time and ended up with a TLE.
And honestly, that’s okay.
One important thing I realized today — being able to solve Q1 and Q2 confidently was possible because the DSA concepts were properly touched and explained in class by
@rohit_negi9. Having strong fundamentals really shows during contests.
Contests expose two things very clearly:
• What you already know
• What you think you know but still need to practice
Contests expose two things very clearly:
• What you already know
• What you think you know but still need to practice
Today showed me that my fundamentals are moving in the right direction, but DP optimization and time management under pressure need more work.
I’ll take this as feedback, not failure.
More practice. More analysis. More contests.
I’ll try again in future contests — stronger and smarter.
Stay consistent. Small wins today become big results tomorrow. 🚀
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