Need CISSP Advice
I need advice, everyone.
I am slogging and trying to pull my way through my CISSP studies, it's a battle. Not that the material is overly difficult, it's just boring, lol. I know most of my weak spots and ultimately just need to start focusing on those (all that COBIT, Orange book, RAID, and a couple others) and banging out countless numbers of practice questions, but I wanted to finish the book 1st. I'm using the Conrad book as my main tool, I also have the Shon Harris 6th edition, and the sunflower PDF. The latter two and just referencing and glancing at here and there. I'm stuck on the Conrad book, Chapter 9, pg 380. I'm just tired! Tired of looking at it, tired of studying in general.
As soon as I start reading my mind just starts thinking of other things and by the time I finish a paragraph, I have no idea what I've read because I've been thinking of other stuff. Don't get me wrong, I know how to study. I just don't feel like it anymore. I didn't have this issue with CEH, GCIA, and GSEC. Which were all completed last year, I just think after GCIA, I was/am burned out. With everything going on at home and at work, not to mention trying to start a Masters program in the fall, I'm just beat.
My CISSP exam is scheduled for 4/11.
How do you all deal with mental fatigue? Study fatigue? I go to the gym, I get enough sleep (mostly). I don't know what's come over me.
I am slogging and trying to pull my way through my CISSP studies, it's a battle. Not that the material is overly difficult, it's just boring, lol. I know most of my weak spots and ultimately just need to start focusing on those (all that COBIT, Orange book, RAID, and a couple others) and banging out countless numbers of practice questions, but I wanted to finish the book 1st. I'm using the Conrad book as my main tool, I also have the Shon Harris 6th edition, and the sunflower PDF. The latter two and just referencing and glancing at here and there. I'm stuck on the Conrad book, Chapter 9, pg 380. I'm just tired! Tired of looking at it, tired of studying in general.
As soon as I start reading my mind just starts thinking of other things and by the time I finish a paragraph, I have no idea what I've read because I've been thinking of other stuff. Don't get me wrong, I know how to study. I just don't feel like it anymore. I didn't have this issue with CEH, GCIA, and GSEC. Which were all completed last year, I just think after GCIA, I was/am burned out. With everything going on at home and at work, not to mention trying to start a Masters program in the fall, I'm just beat.
My CISSP exam is scheduled for 4/11.
How do you all deal with mental fatigue? Study fatigue? I go to the gym, I get enough sleep (mostly). I don't know what's come over me.
Comments
Look at taking at least one day to yourself, even if it's for a couple of hours.
I'm a lot like you where I put more stuff on my plate that I think I can handle. I applied for a Masters program myself, and just got a few books on Kali linux to occupy my time, till I figure out what's next.
Also lots of redbull and coffee helped me out.
In Progress: Not sure...
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