The author describes their approach to solving a problem involving meeting intervals and determining the minimum number of rooms needed.
They visualized the problem by plotting out the meeting intervals on a timeline and realized that overlapping intervals required additional rooms.
Sorting the intervals by start time helped identify overlaps and determine if a new room was needed or if a meeting could fit into an already occupied room.
The author shares their progress in solving the problem, completing it in 29 minutes and feeling a sense of improvement and confidence.