Name: Struggling With DSA? Don't Worry, That's Healthy!
Uploaded: 2022-04-19
Duration: 7 min 58 s
Description: DSA learning is an exponential process

Struggling With DSA? Don't Worry, That's Healthy!

True or false: Interviewing is all about how much you know. As long as you study a lot and understand enough material, you will pass the interview.

For almost everyone, what does the learning curve look like for data structures and algorithms?

True or false: It's completely normal and even a good sign when you feel dumb while studying data structures and algorithms.

What's the most important piece when you're learning data structures and algorithms material?

True or false: If you aren't making progress on data structures and algorithms after 2 months, your mind probably just isn't geared to understand them. At that point, you should be practical and just look for interviews that don't have these kinds of problems.

- DSA learning is an exponential process. You are going to be terrible initially, and eventually things will start to "click" once you hit the inflection point.
- When you feel dumb, understand that this is completely natural: This is almost a good thing as it's entirely expected.
- DSA is very much an input-driven exercise. Build a good process around studying it regularly and commit to it. With constant persistence, you will eventually get to where you want to be!

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