Today marks 800 consecutive days of solving problems on Codeforces, and if I’ve learned anything, it’s that excuses don’t lead to progress. Every day, I faced a choice—to give in to excuses or to keep pushing through—and I chose to keep going, no matter how busy, tired, or unmotivated I felt. This journey taught me that true growth comes from consistency, and that pushing past excuses is what makes real progress possible.