• Brainstorming :

Write all the ideas that comes to your mind and discuss it with yourself that.

• Keep solve problems :

Don't stop, try to solve harder problems than your average from time to time to know if it's the time to move to harder problems, ex: now solve problems with hardness 1000 when that be easy for you move to 1100 and so...

• See other's solutions :

You can see another idea, learn how to perfectly employ the language and the most important thing is to learn how experienced programmers write code.

• Learn new topics :

This increases your knowledge, but don't learn a little of a topic then move to another, you should be experienced with it, you can learn the topics at USACO guide, just search USACO guide then write the topic.

• Divide the problem :

Make the problem easier by dividing it into small problems.

• Participate in contests :

To see how much you have evolved.

Good Luck

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