Should I pause codeforces for training???

Yesterday I just reached Expert, and I think I can't go deeper (Probably I don't deserve to be Expert).

Should I do more contests in codeforces? Or I should train to reach candidate master someday?

Ps: Sorry for my bad English :<<<

• 2 hours ago, # ^ | Oh I started learning cp for a year. And maybe you can see it's harder for you to reach better rating. I know that so I think I should practice more. Will you training more or continue doing contests?

• 2 hours ago, # ^ | Yeah I still keep solving problems, but I think I will stop doing contests in codeforces cuz it's not improve my algorithms a lot, which I weak at. And I think I should spend my time learning more algorithms to do more problems in each contest. Do you agree with this opinion?

  • 96 minutes ago, # ^ | I believe that you still should do contests just to see which exactly techniques are mandatory in nowadays contests to achieve higher ranking, and just to test your newly acquired skills in problem solving. Absolutely same situation btw

    • 45 minutes ago, # ^ | @mihajlovskijr Thanks for your recommend! Maybe I will do the next contests to see the techniques have been used nowadays. But I need to learn more about algorithms cuz...I don't even know segment tree xD All I know is math,dp and some kinds of recursion and graph so...

  • 85 minutes ago, # ^ | Yeah, you should learn algorithms if you are really bad at them, but don't be afraid to get negative delta, rating is just number and it will stabilize itself over time. And remember to always upsolve the problems you couldn't do in the contest. There's a list of must need things: Push segment tree DSU, MST Sparse table(optional, can be replaced with segment tree) LCA, K-th ancestor Sqrt decomposition, Mo's algorithm Euler path and cycles Combinatorics, Eratothenes sieve Djkstra(Floyd-Mrashall and Bellman Ford optional) Bit manupilations Graph theory Tarjan's algorithm(not seem very often, but very useful) Types of DP(more in USACO gold like DP on trees, bitmask DP, broken profile DP)

    • 33 minutes ago, # ^ | @AliArapov221 Yeah I know that, but nowadays I think I haven't learned all that much from the contests and the editorials cuz I'm bad at English and algorithms. Additionally sometimes I couldn't know what they were mentioned. And as you can see, in your list I just know 3.5/12 of it xD. So I think I need to reduce doing the contests and learn more algorithms. I still see what happen in the contests, but pay more attention in what I'm bad at.

      • 8 minutes ago, # ^ | Yeah you are right. But remember to not learn them too fast as it can sore up your brain easily. I think the best strategy is to master the algorithm (solve bunch of problems, understand where to use it and understanding why and how it works) before going to another one.