✅ 1000 LeetCode Questions — Done!
Just hit a huge milestone:
Hello I'm Yash Fadadu, I’ve completed 1000 questions on LeetCode ✌️
And no — I’m not at Google. Not yet at Microsoft either.
But that’s not what this post is about.
✨ Was it worth it?
Short answer: Yes. But not for the reasons you might think.
❓ Did I become a DSA expert? – Not yet
💼 Got an offer from FAANG? – No
🧠 Learned something deeper? – 100%
💡 What I Actually Learned
Solving LeetCode isn’t about flexing IQ.
It’s about consistency, discipline, and learning to think like a developer.
- You can study all the patterns and still get stuck. That’s normal.
- You won’t love every part of it — but that’s the point.
- It teaches you to show up even when it’s tough.
- It’s about building mental endurance as much as technical skill.
I often felt like ditching LeetCode to focus on building real-world things — AI tools, beautiful UIs, full-stack apps.
But this journey reminded me:
🔁 “You grow most when you don’t feel like it.”
📝 Tips If You're Just Starting
Here’s what helped me — and might help you:
- 📚 Master the basics: Arrays, Strings, Linked Lists, Trees
- 🎯 Learn core patterns: Two Pointers, Sliding Window, Binary Search, Recursion
- 🤏 Start with easy problems — they build confidence
- ⏱️ Stuck for more than an hour? Read the solution
- 🧠 Study a topic before attempting questions on it
- 🔁 Make it a daily habit, not a sprint
- 🔍 Get good at time & space complexity — it’ll make your intuition stronger
✅ Real Benefits I’ve Seen
- 🧩 Understanding DSA helped me in blockchain, AI/ML, game dev, and full-stack work.
- 💡 I write cleaner, more optimized code.
- 🔐 Most of all, it changed my mindset: I now look at problems with more clarity and confidence.
🛠️ Let's Connect
🚀 What’s Next?
1000 done.
Now chasing 2000 🧠⚡
Because the goal is never just a number — it’s to become better than yesterday.
If you're on the same journey, let’s connect.
Drop your milestones, tips, or struggles in the comments! 🙌
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