Seasoned problemsetters, how do you come up with problems?

Правка en2, от maximaxi, 2016-04-12 01:15:59

Do you have any tips, or would you like to share your process? For example, do you start with a problem you have solved and add to it? Or do original ideas just pop into your head when you concentrate, and you put those together and you have a problem? I'm helping my team prepare a contest on another platform, probably contributing problems of Div2C or Div2D level (it's the extent my abilities allow).

Also, do you prefer problems that are based on concepts, or more on thinking and reasoning? Personally I prefer a mix (but mostly thinking problems). These thinking problems are also the hardest to come up with, it seems. Am I right in believing that they can only come from a flash of insight (or discussion with peers)?

Thanks for spending your time on this open-ended question.

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en3 Английский maximaxi 2016-04-12 01:17:06 269
en2 Английский maximaxi 2016-04-12 01:15:59 25 Tiny change: ' probably Div2C or ' -> ' probably contributing problems of Div2C or '
en1 Английский maximaxi 2016-04-12 01:15:31 824 Initial revision (published)