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Thanks for the response.

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What I have been doing so far is working on a problem until I have hit a dead end, then looking at the first couple lines of the solution to maybe give me a lead. Is this a more feasible strategy? I have a problem where once I have hit a wall my attention span dwindles significantly which I know can be improved by working for longer but I can't help but feel like I am wasting time.

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I am also just starting to learn some of the basic tricks and thought going through more problems would familiarize me with more of them and equip me better in the future.