From: Sean C (upp_and_upp@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2007 - 10:59:07 ART
Hi Blaine,
Congrats on the digits!!!  And I totally agree with this statement: "It 
should only take 15-20 seconds to look something up for clarification."
Again, congrats,
Sean C #17085
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaine Williams" <williams.blaine@gmail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:29 AM
Subject: It's a Psychology Test
>I just want to start by saying thank you to everyone on Groupstudy,
> the guys over at InternetworkExpert, and all the 50 pound brains at my
> old shop.  I passed my R/S lab yesterday and now I don't know what to
> do with myself.  I think I'm in a bit of shock.
>
> It really is all about psychology.  I know everyone always says this,
> but I'm a firm believer now.  I went in for my first attempt yesterday
> morning, but I'm convinced that the test really started four days ago
> when I stopped studying.  I made it a point NOT to study the few days
> prior to my test.  It was really hard not to go digging around in the
> doc cd or try and do one or two more labs, but that may have been the
> best decision I made over the course of my studies.  It REALLY helped
> me keep the stress down and get a good nights sleep the night before.
> Of course, the wonderful bed at the Residence Inn helped a little on
> that part, too.  When I got to the testing facility in the morning at
> RTP, I was refreshed and ready to go.
>
> Now for the study stuff.  Dynamips is a godsend.  It can be really
> annoying and really buggy.  But for guys on a budget like me, it's
> perfect.  Once you get the kinks worked out, you can lab anything up
> in minutes.  I'll probably keep using it from here on out for quick
> testing at work.  The workbooks from InternetworkExpert are wonderful.
> Their advanced technology series are a great place to start your
> labbing.  The core workbooks are excellent for building your speed.
> And their main workbooks are great for building technique and
> developing good lab based critical-thinking.  Reading the Doc CD can't
> be stressed enough, either.  Use it as your primary source of
> information.  It's your only asset in the lab, so why not base your
> studies off of it?  It helped me a lot when I was unsure of something.
> It should only take 15-20 seconds to look something up for
> clarification.  Lastly, don't get overwhelmed.  It's a lot of
> material.  But, it's not so bad if you break it up.
>
> I guess it's time to get back to the real world.
>
> Thanks again for all your help.
>
> Blaine Williams, CCIE #18316
> Network Architecture Engineer
> University of South Carolina
>
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