Re: CCIE R&S Discouraged

Here's to all the warriors out there labbing it up around wife, kids and
hectic work lives! When I went through my track, I had just a brand new
wife and I'm sure having kids makes it exponentially more difficult to
manage your time.

Rock on guys, and happy holidays. To your success!

On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:57 PM, George J. Sanchez <marco207p_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Mike, that's my life to the "T" minus the YouTube.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Sanchez
>
> On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Michael Kiefer <mjkiefer_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A wife, a 1 yo, a 5 yo, a cat, and 2 hours a day commuting. I study M-F
> from about 6:30 to 12 (give or take) and some times on the weekends.
> >
> > I can honestly say that other than watching one or two games of football
> on Sundays, I've seen 20-30 hours of TV over the course of the year. I'll
> record the shows I really want to see on the DVR and watch them on the
> weekends. Sometimes I'll wake up early and catch a recorded show before
> work.
> >
> > My TV habits seem a little strange by American standards, but I find it
> refreshing.
> >
> > I do watch a fair amount of Youtube clips on my smart phone as time
> permits. I plan on limiting my TV watching after I pass. I'll just find
> something more useful than watching TV to occupy my time.
> >
> > There's so much more to life than being tied down to all of these
> ridiculous TV shows. I always hear co-workers say things like tonight is
> Tuesday I can't wait to watch stupid show xyz. Get a life!
>

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