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lostindaylight wrote: » Nice post gorebush. I think there is an analog in endurance sports such as running, triathlons or cycling. Specifically, there is a fairly small "sweet spot" of about 80-90% intensity, where you are able to maximize the return on your effort without burning yourself out. Conversely, if your effort level is not high enough, you're simply not going to get the results. Where the difficulty lies, is that 80-90% produces a substantial amount of psychological stress. It's not easy to make a distinction between what's uncomfortable but beneficial, and where you're really burning matches at an unsustainable rate.
fmitawaps wrote: » Bardlebee - way back when you started this topic, and I was reading your detailed list of what you did each day, I wondered how long it'd be until you burned yourself out on it. You've actually stuck with it quite a lot longer than I figured you would. I'd say to take a week off and just relax. Then come back and resume studying and find a number of hours that works each day without killing yourself over it. The way people talk about CCIEs, and from what I read here and in other places about how hard and intensive the studying is, and how long it takes, and even then, how they barely pass the exam, makes me think I might just go to CCNP level (eventually) and let it go at that. Unless I hit the lottery first, in which case I'm retired.
chob11 wrote: » I share similar frustrations as you went through with the CCIE written. I passed my CCIE R/S Written in January and will be taking the lab in April-May. It has been a while since I have looked at this forum and wish I did sooner. Your thread is motivating. Keep up the good work!
Mr.Brandon wrote: » Just wanted to compliment you on this thread. I think this style is a great way to express and tune your study process and force yourself into a "check on learning" mindset when you're done with a study session. Cool stuff!
Loga99 wrote: » Admire your commitment.I'm just starting out with a+, but in the future i will be taking cisco certificates.
gorebrush wrote: » Glad you are still going at it. I need to get on with my written, already had to reschedule it once. Oh well.
Bardlebee wrote: » Hey A+ buddy. Do it! I have my A+/Net+/Sec+, if you're just getting into IT its a good way to kind of breach into it, but by no means will give you experience in networking. I say this not to discourage, but because I wish someone would have told me that years ago. I spent probably about 3-5 years in help desk positions with CompTIA certs, always wanting to be a network engineer. However, no one really gives a crap about CompTIA in the network engineering field, nor do they give a crap about help desk experience. My advice to you, if you want to get into networking. Do the CCNA first and try to find a contracting job for experience or some other intern job if your bills or low. It'll catapult your career 3-5 years ahead where you would have otherwise been spent in help desk. I'm not saying help desk isn't a viable career path, nor do I look down upon it. What I am saying is, I did not want to do it because I was passionate about networking. In hindsight, I should have skipped my CompTIA's and those years of help desk and just went straight in, head first. Just my two cents. Networking is one of those jobs that are still low barrier to entry (degree not required, but usually is a "plus", some places will have it as a requirement) and you can still make a crap ton of money if you buckle down for a few years and focus on your game. Get in it now, before the barrier to entry changes. Also learn scripting a little bit or just a language like Python. I should take my own advice on that one, don't know any yet but I will after the CCIE. But, point is, scripting/automation is going to be more and more prevalent in the next 5 years in my view. But, I only have 5 years experience in networking, so take from it what you will.
Loga99 wrote: » Thanks for the advice i'm basically doing the A+ just for the knowledge ,as my base knowledge is quite bad. I intend to do the Network+ after the i have achieved the A+ certificate, would you advise me to skip the Network+ and go straight for the CCNA or at least get the CCENT certificate first. I plan on working as Linux system administrator, but would like to get good grasp on networking, so i plan on getting CCNA and CCNP in the next 2-4 years. I have already started programming about 3-4 months in now. I'm also attempting to get my degree in computing and IT + mathematics at open university plus looking for work.
gorebrush wrote: » Failure is always an option. It's just not one I like to take if I can reasonably avoid it
Bardlebee wrote: » How long have you been at it? Feels like I've been doing this forever, but realistically I have another 6-12 months :P
chob11 wrote: » I started studying at the end of July 2015. I have been studying about 20-25 hours per week. I take days off here and there to recharge. The past month, it has been two 8 hour labs on weekends and then weekdays to go over lab results/work on weak areas.
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