Re: All in the mind...

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On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Wayne Lawson <groupstudy_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> Well said Brad! Excellent advice!!!
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> On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:41 PM, "Brad Ellis" <brad_at_ccbootcamp.com> wrote:
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> The key is not to get frustrated. Take a step back and evaluate your
>> options. When I get stuck on something I like to go for a run, go
>> flying, or shoot something (preferably something that wont get me into
>> trouble!). Find something to take your mind off the task you got stuck
>> on, post a few questions to your favorite forums, and then re-evaluate.
>> Stepping away from the problem can open your mind to seeing the problem
>> more clearly. Obviously you can't necessarily take this approach during
>> the actual lab exam. However, if you get stuck during the lab exam,
>> don't sit there and waste countless minutes/hours if the question isn't
>> worth a lot of points. Skip it, and come back to it later. Tackling the
>> "easy stuff" first is a great approach as long as it fits the lab you're
>> doing (ie, tasks depended on other tasks). You definitely want to get
>> all the "easy points" finished in case you run out of time - but if you
>> use proper time management, you shouldn't run out of time. :)
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> hopalong
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:36 PM
>> To: Cisco certification
>> Subject: All in the mind...
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> This isn't a technical question...more of a mindset problem!
>>
>> When I start doing a lab and something in the first few crucial
>> questions
>> backfires, I start to panic, get frustrated and then then get angry with
>> myself. This of course snowballs the longer the problem goes on, in to
>> more
>> frustration, more anger and a completely cr_at_p state of mind which makes
>> the
>> troubleshooting the initial problem so much harder and well a Catch-22
>> situation which is really hard to recover from.
>>
>> In other exam situations I have always headed for a nice easy question
>> first
>> to get points under my belt and get a good feeling for the harder stuff.
>> But
>> that can't be done here.
>>
>> I don't suffer from lack of confidence or experience of labs :(( - does
>> anyone have any good coping strategies for not getting wound up in the
>> first
>> hour or so when things go wrong? Or should I just get so fast that I can
>> spend the first hour in the loo.....
>>
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