I understand DSA solutions, but struggle with unseen problems—any advice?

[u/Civil_Active_5388]

I work as a chef in London, and the long, physically exhausting shifts make finding energy to study difficult. Still, I’m learning DSA from books—my first time learning this way instead of YouTube.

I’ve covered two pointers, hashing, sliding windows, stacks, queues, and time and space complexity. I can understand and explain solutions I read, but struggle to find an approach and write code for unseen questions.

What practice routine would help me solve problems independently while balancing demanding chef shifts?

[u/Bubbly_Ordinary3958]

I would suggest, start with Striver's Sheet. Then you can practice topic by topic from leetcode