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by liontwist 567 days ago
Did you do the few hundred problems before that build up the techniques and theorems?

> given so many competing priorities,

Undoubtedly, the best time to do this was when you were young. The second best time is now. Pick a book and work on a problem or 2 every day. It will likely take 6 months or so but you will learn the material. This is an incredible way to level up in a technical area.

Imagine how much knowledge is in CLRS.