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> The people you are competing with study leet code for 3 months

You can keep competing with the B and C players if you want but don't give that advice to others.

[vincentmarle]

What would you recommend A players should do?

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A players have a deep understanding of the topics so that very little or no memorization of solutions and techniques is necessary. (Practice, in this case, is a form of memorization.)