Re: Using the Workbooks

Some good advice there. People cheating? Go figure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Brayton" <abrayton_at_gmail.com>
To: "Jeferson Guardia" <jefersonf_at_gmail.com>
Cc: "Garth Bryden" <hacked.the.planet.on.28.8k.dialup_at_gmail.com>; "Cisco
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Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Using the Workbooks

> There is no magic bullet on how to use the WBs... In the course of
> studying for the IE, you will probably change the way you do things 20
> times!
>
> Your study techniques will evolve as you get further and further as
> working on your IE, there is nothing like it out there. It can't be
> compared to college because in college you take your 16 week course and
> your done. Yes, you still have that knowledge but you can let it fade.
> Thats what makes the IE so hard, its not the technologies by any means,
> its the being able to remember them just like you read the RFCs yesterday.
> I think after the first IE, the rest are a little easier in the sense that
> your first one is kinda like going through puberty up to the point where
> you are living on your own.
>
> The obvious one is repetitiveness... Once you have configured OSPF over FR
> 100+ times is every way shape or form you will never forget it. Its the
> same with everything else on the blueprint! Thats why it pisses me off
> when I see people ask questions like, can frame relay use IP unnumbered
> interface's or simple multi-cast questions and 3 days later looking for
> praise that they just got there IE. You know they cheated because I know
> how much time and effort I have spent over the past year and how good I
> have become and questions like that would NEVER come out of the mouth of a
> CCIE that busted his ass to proudly wear AND earn that CCIE #!
>
> So with that being said, I will tell you a few things that work / worked
> for me over the past year.
>
> 1. Flash Cards - When you configure something that you know you wont
> remember, write it on an index card (You will have a stack of them so
> start off by keeping them organized by technology) and if you have a few
> extra minutes or whatever, review them and soon enough you wont need to
> look at them anymore.
>
> 2. Dont mess with WBs that have excessive error's... I know you cant
> remove them all but wasting a whole day searching for answers for a task
> and to find out it was wrong the whole time does nothing for you. Find a
> vendor who's WBs are extremely accurate.
>
> 3. Get a white board, a big one with a lot of pens.
>
> 4. Use GS as a "Question of the day" sort of thing... Take someone's
> question that you don't know the answer too and research it, study it and
> respond! You will be amazed at what you will learn.
>
> 5. Get rid of the radio playing or any distractions.
>
> HTHs!
>
>
> On Aug 8, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Jeferson Guardia wrote:
>
>> I think you should spend extra time looking up the documentation on
>> Cisco doc-cd, even if you know the answer, search for it, it will not
>> only guide you in the right way but also will make you learn more,
>> then verify the solutions as you go thru and don't forget to take
>> notes often, this helps a lot when you are stuck at something that
>> you've done before.
>>
>> On 8/7/10, Garth Bryden <hacked.the.planet.on.28.8k.dialup_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Hiya,
>>>
>>> I'm starting to wonder if the way I am using the workbooks is the most
>>> effective; currently I'll work through an entire lab then compare mine
>>> with
>>> the solution guide when I have finished to work out where I went wrong,
>>> I'm
>>> wondering if it would be a better approach to implement a task then
>>> verify
>>> that task with the solution guide right away?
>>>
>>> How would you use the workbook and what approach have you found best?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Garth
>>>
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