Don't jump straight into your IDE. Professional problem solving follows a structured sequence:
Get it working first, then make it fast, then make it clean. Problem Solving in Data Structures & Algorithms...
Before writing a single line, clarify the input size. Is 10610 to the sixth power ? This tells you if an solution is acceptable or if you must aim for Don't jump straight into your IDE
Always identify the "Brute Force" solution first. Even if it’s inefficient, it guarantees a baseline for correctness and helps you see where the bottlenecks are. then make it fast
Dealing with "Top K" elements or frequently updated minimums/maximums. 3. The "Rubber Duck" Debugging Technique
Finding subarrays or substrings (e.g., "Longest substring without repeating characters").