Im talking specifically about that brief 2-3 minute window before a contest where doing anything else will cause you to get distracted or have to stop it halfway but waiting for the contest for those 2-3 minutes feels like an eternity filled with anxiousness. What do you do?
Eat a banana!
The fruit or that thingy?
Check if my registered friends are online.
So relatable.
jerk off
bruh 2-3 minutes? seriously?
oh yes i stare at the screen for the remaining 2 minutes 30 seconds
Which site's screen?
getting a handkerchief to wipe my tears during the round
I open the contest countdown page, study the score distribution, open my editor, create a new folder with the contest ID, create files named a.cpp, b.cpp, ..., fill the files with my default template, and turn off any notifications.
i do this also, except every time i think to myself "man i need to fix that script that did this for me, instead of making these files manually like an idiot". really helps with that pre-contest morale boost.
I create a new branch, start a script to listen to samples from a Chrome extension.
Open editor, check if g++ is working, check if the pen is working and then stare at registered friends list.
just stare at the timer lol.
Read the blog comments, score distribution and check the profile of my registered friends.
Binge William Lin winning CF rounds at 2x speed.
close my eyes and try to do Meditation :+)
Just Hoping that problems will be good and doable in time ..
Open the editor check if g++ is working or not.If it is not working use Custom Invocation of cf and also trying to reduce my heart beat
Listen to Eminem songs to destroy the contest
or to get destroyed :p
yes that too :)
Panic :v :v
Click some heads in CSGO.
Update my windows laptop including Restart.
extreme sport ladies and gentlemens
solve 1 easy problem to boost my confidence
Make a peg of whisky for next 2hrs of trauma
its_Atrap...
Poor its_Atrap sir sees always his handle being used by people and end up getting more contribution than his own comment.
Warm up my fingers with this.
Fill my water bottle
Turning on my IDE, checking if everything is working perfectly and opening contest timer, seeing scoring distribution, and possibly deciding problem order I'd attempt (mostly in difficulty order) and anticipating the rank I'd need to move to next color.
Then searching for an empty space on any page on my notebook (which takes time :P)
wait till the timer comes to 1 min and then perform simple tasks like filling up my water bottle or running to the restroom to pee like a bomb is gonna go off in a min.... then finally when I know there is still seconds to spare , I feel happy of getting back in time feeling accomplished of something great.
A POSITIVE WAY TO BEGIN A CONTEST!!?
Open Telegram (joke).
Make sure I wont be requiring to go for poop inbetween the contest.
Practice typing in typeracer.
lose in bullet chess
Testing my clicking speed for the start contest button
I listen to music, while I complete a race on Typeracer , to warm up my fingers...XD
my fingers get tired too easily after just a simple warmup
summertime: wash my face with cold water wintertime: wash my face with warm water
IDK, I am always late...