Falling behind!
I suppose it’s a good thing (to keep me on track), but I’ve been so busy on weekends, at work, and even after work (the carpet guy is coming tonight) that I feel far behind on my CCIE studies! I’m still completing my Supermemo repetitions daily (sometimes skipping a weekend day), but I haven’t had the time to learn new items.
I’m starting to get back on track, though… reading the Techexams Forums is a great motivator! Seeing where others are at and where I should be headed… I love Darby’s log. Another good motivator I use is reading through a few points of the Supermemo “20 Rules of Formulating Knowledge in Learning” - it’s a good place to see that I AM learning in the correct way - I just need to keep ON TRACK!
Really, anything that talks about the Exam or the Lab tends to be an excellent motivator for me. I just need to get to the point where exam tips can be put to use! Another good one of these is CCIE.org.
I’ll hold off on posting my stats for now. They’ve increased only slightly since the last time I posted them, and I’d rather do a bit of studying than take the time to gather statistics…
so until next time…
May 29th, 2007 at 5:29 am
Good Luck with CCIE. I stumbled across you blog while trying to find tips for using Supermemo when studying for certifications. I’m working on my CCNA now. I’ve had good results studying Japanese with Supermemo and plan on incorporating it into my CCNA and eventually CCNP studies. Have any good tips that you’ve learned while using Supermemo to study that you could share with us?
March 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Hi, How are you doing these days? I’m still tugging at the noose a bit. Almost there. Since I left TechExams, I sat the lab twice I think. I’ve scored as high as 70 points for the IE. Have you been yet?
Keep in touch.
Darby
darbyweaver (at) yahoo.com
Later
May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I’m also interested in Supermemo as a study tool and would like to hear your results with it in your Cisco studies.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Sorry for the late replies… I haven’t been blogging at all (I’m trying to start again) and as one later post mentions, I’m not working toward CCIE any more in favor of a graduate degree.
Supermemo is a great tool, but I think my approach to the CCIE might have been wrong (following the Odom book). Odom starts with the physical layer and works his way up… a class I’m taking this semester (”Computer Networks”)’s textbook starts with the application layer and works its way downward (skipping Presentation & Session layers, of course ;)). The class should be interesting, as it takes a more internal view of how things work (not per-Cisco, but looking at the RIB, FIB, queuing, etc).