RE: OT: study and porno

I agree. Modern Warfare is highly addictive. I would reward myself with a game for a little bit of time or when I met a certain goal. When I got my time down on a certain task to an acceptable level some game play made a nice reward. Or when I was totally stumped I would back away let my mind or on it a bit and take a break with a game.

A quest for the CCIE can feel like a prison sentence. I once dream I was in prison and couldn't get out until I got my number.

Robert

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From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Robert laidlaw
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 10:12 AM
To: Faisal Ilyas
Cc: Serious CCIE; Cisco certification
Subject: Re: OT: study and porno

Keep in mind that that deep down we all need a small reward to keep motivated. Pretend for a minute that you were training a dog to do a trick. Would you be successful doing hundreds of hours of practice while holding the reward to the end when he finally (if ever) completed the trick?

During my study I found Modern Warfare literally calling my name every time I sat down. Somehow my mouse was compelled to launch the game ever time I sat down to study.

I think the part we all forget is to reward ourselves on the baby steps we make every time we study. Of course there is going to be a big reward at the end of the rainbow but why not give yourself a small rewards on the way. Nobody said you had to punish yourself during your studies. Why not play 15 minutes of your favorite game (or whatever floats your boat) after you complete a module, or learn a new technology. Just like the dog, you'll get a lot farther when your not fighting yourself during your training.

GL

-Rob
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On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Faisal Ilyas <faisal.learning_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Serious CCIE ... you need to have a gathering one or couple of friends
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> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Serious CCIE <seriousccie_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Hi Gang,
> > Weired question, sorry for my neglegency but just wanted to hear how
> anyone
> > else have managed with this.
> >
> > My lab is in less than 2 months and I have addiction to pornos.
> > Everyday when I get home and start studying, I try not to go onto
> > these website (such as xtube, and u know what I mean) but I end up
> > with wasting
> a
> > few hours.
> > If I go and check those website before I study, then I may
> > concentrate
> okay
> > for the next 3-5 hours. Again there is no gaurantee, sometime in
> > middle
> of
> > the study I would again sneak into these sites and kill my time.
> >
> > Any tips would be appreciated and I am sure I am not alone.
> >
> > Thanks
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