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Re:5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up by junippor on Monday March 15, 2021 @01:13PM (#26468644)
Very nice to see this here, as I recently signed-up to leetcode (and bought premium). I just went and check, and in the past 2 weeks I've solved 4.2% of the problems in leetcode, which means it would take me about a year to solve all problems, just like the post you linked.

Let me tell you something: hard work DEFINITELY plays a big role. I'm not saying "talent" isn't a factor too, of course. Other than sharing this, I'm not sure what kind of advice I could have. At least on paper you've done as much as you can.

If you allow me to guess something about your person with no basis at all: is it possible you just don't enjoy it? I know that for myself if I enjoy something I spent a lot of time thinking about it, even "down time" when your mind just wanders. I've always enjoyed little problems, and I can get lost in them for hours. If you do that a lot it's impossible not to get better at solving little problems. I think this possibly one overlooked aspect of "do something you enjoy". It's not _just_ that you'll get more enjoyment, it's also that you'll be better at it.

Good luck.

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Re:5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up by QuitProgramming on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:46PM (#26470297)
>If you allow me to guess something about your person with no basis at all: is it possible you just don't enjoy it? I know that for myself if I enjoy something I spent a lot of time thinking about it, even "down time" when your mind just wanders. I've always enjoyed little problems, and I can get lost in them for hours. If you do that a lot it's impossible not to get better at solving little problems. I think this possibly one overlooked aspect of "do something you enjoy". It's not _just_ that you'll get more enjoyment, it's also that you'll be better at it.

I do enjoy it. I just am bad at it and constantly get stuck and go blank. It's not fun if you're not competent enough to engage with the material. When I do easier problems that flow, I enjoy it just fine.

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Re:5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up by asidiali on Thursday March 18, 2021 @03:13AM (#26500299)
> It's not fun if you're not competent enough to engage with the material.

Switch to less challenging content and master it before moving on again.

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