From: Jim Healis (jhealis@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon May 21 2001 - 17:02:55 GMT-3
(The OT listing is for those who don't wish to hear the journal-esque
ramblings of a Lab candidate)
I'm four weeks away now from my first lab attempt.
I must say that the psychological aspect of the exam has been taking its
toll on me. In the last couple weeks I have lost sleep because of
nightmarish dreams about routing, switching and the upcoming lab exam.
I have been trying to force myself to study more and more as my lab date
comes closer. But each time I do my mind tells me that I have done this
over and over before and trying any harder will only cause loss of some
other engram. So I try to soak in what I can when I can get it. I work in
a department that has me solving complex LAN issues nearly every hour, so I
feel that I am strong there. My WAN knowledge is a bit dated however. I
know Frame Relay very well, and leased circuits are easy too... ISDN is a
bit rusty.
More complex routing features seem distant to me now. Policy routing is
easy for me once I get started, but knowing when to use it eludes me at
times. Redistribution is easy on the surface, but with more complexity I
forget about how easy it is to screw up.
The bottom line is that I feel I know what I need to know to pass the Lab
exam, but I am fearful that I will not be able to recall it under such
pressure. This has caused me to contemplate postponing my exam for a
couple months (like I could get a new date now). But the optimistic part
of me says I have to take it now to know what challenge I face, or I will
never be brave enough to face the challenge in the future. In other words,
once you start running away it's easier to keep running than to face the
challenge.
So my request to those in the group is this: What should I be focusing on
in these last few weeks considering this feeling of burn-out on studying?
I'm looking for direct responses, philosophical answers and mystic
ramblings...
Jim
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