Hello, im a recent 3 starer at codechef, it took me about 3 months to get into 3 stars (yes im a noob) from div3, now there is a new fear arising in me thinking div2 problems are way harder than div3 and what if i dont perform well in contests and get demoted back to div3. Any tips on overcoming this fear is highly appreciated.
Hi @hruday_tej, I think I was also a victim of this fear and there was a time I didn’t give any contest since 1.5 or 2 months. I am also a newbie so I can understand what you exactly feel. But now I think what am I doing in codechef? Am I here just to think about whether I stand in 1400 rating or 1700 rating? I think we have a bigger problem to deal with that is we have to master it (at least I believe that for myself). I have to learn new concepts, but is the theory enough? Not for me! I have to implement those stuffs in exam pressure what the contest gives us. If I don’t give contest, I can’t understand what I should learn next and in how much depth that the concept strikes me and I can implement it within 30-40 mins or may be less. So I don’t care about these rating right now because 2 or 3 star rating won’t effect my resume that much either. And when I reach 5-6 star, this graph, this downfall will not be a regret, that will be a proud moment that “THOUGH I FAILED, I DIDN’T GIVE UP”. Hope this helps. All the best, mate.
Lol
Watch me go down from 4star to 3star after today’s contest.
Then probably you wont feel down
Think about it in a positive way! If you rating fell down way too much (due to some silly mistakes), then, it’s gonna rise up very much in next 1-2 contests because it’s easier to gain rating from low rated account Same story happened with me many times, lol I switched from 6 stars to 4 stars due to bad luck
well said