I'm so dumb. I'm bad at data structures & algorithms

I would study the solution to one dynamic programming problem on leetcode, feeling like I got it, then get absolutely destroyed on another dp problem. Completely blanking out. Same with other topics like sliding window, trees, graphs, etc. I would say to myself, “What’s wrong with me. I’m so dumb. I can’t do it..” I was overwhelmed. I would procrastinate opening leetcode. Making any excuses to avoid it. I hated feeling so dumb. I wasn’t retaining anything by trying to study random problems on leetcode. It was a long and frustrating road to eventually get good enough to land a job at Google in 2021. Only looking back can I say that learning DSA didn't HAVE to be so difficult. I realized it’s actually not me, it’s Leetcode. Leetcode is not the place to learn DSA. It's a place where you come to practice AFTER you have already learned everything. I would always get stuck making progress on leetcode, having to use outside videos and articles to learn. And then when I got to the next problem, I would get stuck again. The gap between problems felt so large. I wished there was a course that increased the difficulty slowly so that I didn't feel so lost from one problem to the next. So I built Structy to do exactly that. Where someone like me can start at the fundamentals and build up to the advanced problems without feeling lost along the way. I crafted each problem to build on top of the last, gradually increasing the difficulty with a smooth learning curve. I learn the best visually. Animations always helped me understand abstract concepts. That's why I made animations for every problem so you can also understand the solution rather than just memorize it. If you're someone who's also frustrated by leetcode or any other courses, check out Structy in my bio. #leetcode #computerscience #coding #softwareengineer #Tech