How to get better in puzzles?

I really find it hard to solve puzzles especially with waiting moves.

I don't think I have faced waiting moves in puzzles. All moves in puzzles are forced.
To get better at puzzles, do not make the first move based on intuition.
Make your move only after solving the puzzle in your mind.
Some puzzles may even take 15-20 minutes to solve, but don't worry about that. The only thing that matters is that you solve the puzzles completely.
And I would advice you play on random mode

@Yuno_Me said in #2:

I don't think I have faced waiting moves in puzzles. All moves in puzzles are forced.
To get better at puzzles, do not make the first move based on intuition.
Make your move only after solving the puzzle in your mind.
Some puzzles may even take 15-20 minutes to solve, but don't worry about that. The only thing that matters is that you solve the puzzles completely.
And I would advice you play on random mode

Random mode? You mean healthy mix? I saw a video on youtube that healthy mix is not good. And it's better to play certain categories like opening, middlegame, endgame, and crushing.

I am not sure, if there is an universal answer, how to train puzzles. I decided a long time ago - without asking anyone - to train puzzles mixed due to the following reason:

The puzzle situation itself is already artificial, because in a real game nobody tells you: "Hey, there is only one good move in this position!" But to a certain extent I "switch" to puzzle mode in a real game (I call that "search mode"), when the position is basically "crying" for something decisive (or of course when you have to figure out a defence). In order to know, when to "switch" into "search mode" (instead of playing quickly a "natural" move without much calculation) it is pivotal to spot tactical elements. But when I exercise for instance only "pins", then I don't have to spot the tactical element for myself.

Use your intuition only to guess which pieces are involved. Then carefully find the move order and take your time.

Also be regular. I think I solve more then 20 2500 rated puzzles a day, but if you solve 1-3 moves things, they take less time to calculate and maybe you can try 30-40 a day. By seeing your rating, 30 should take less than an hour I guess, but this is just a guess. Find your best schedule!

@J4red17 said in #1:

I really find it hard to solve puzzles especially with waiting moves.
Get better at chess.

@J4red17
I think its better training when you don't know what you have to look for.
For example there was this puzzle where I thought It was leading to a checkmate but this was actually wrong and was leading to a fork.
If I had known I had to search for a fork then it would have been 100 times easier. During a game no one will tell you what to look for

Look for the most forcing line. Start by looking for all possible checks, even one's that seem to 'throw away' a valuable piece. These can be hard to see because you naturally reject them without calculating further, but they can lead to larger gains (up to checkmate) which make them worthwhile. Also be aware of pinned pieces in the position. This often allows things which initially look impossible. Identify hanging pieces. Look for potential captures. If you see a sequence and it doesn't result in an advantage for you, try changing the order. After Checks, and Captures, the final category is threats. Often threats to major pieces (or threats of mate) lead to concessions by the opponent and allow the capture of minor or even major pieces.

Generally, take your time. Solving a puzzle in your mind without guessing the 1st move and then going from there is better. The benefit of solving puzzles is your calculation skills and pattern recognition improve and the training is less effective if you don't visualize all the moves before making the first move. Its better to solve a small number of puzzles correctly. The batting average should be high.

Something important which I forgot in my previous post:
first assess the situation in the position. What is the threat of the opponent. Who has the advantage?
As an example: if the opponent has a 1-move checkmate threat, you know to solve the puzzle you must deal with that threat. The first move must be a check (or it must otherwise prevent the mate). You cannot win a piece but be mated on the next move!