Slightly different points for tonight's closing thoughts. I'm hard at work writing a study guide for one of those places that sells certification training materials. As I work, I find myself thinking about all those training materials, all those study guides, all those books out there. As critical as I have been about many of them, I have to take my hat off to those who have actually written white papers, study guides, books. Now that the pen is in the other hand, so to speak, I find I have to admire those folks. It's hard work to write study guides. It's hard work to write responses to RFP's and customer project proposals. It's hard work to write even bad books and papers, let alone good ones.
It is an interesting form of study. I must keep returning to the equipment, keep verifying what I am writing. As I learn new information I must validate it, booth in the writing and on the command line. As I work, I become familiar with the equipment. I am internalizing the commands. I am making ready for the next trip to the Lab. I am quite fortunate in that I am partnered with someone who is great to work with. She questions things, chides me to clarify, pushes me to be better, demands that I take control of this project. She is an author in her own right, so I accept the advice, consider the words, rethink what I am doing, rewrite or accept, based on the advice and the rethinking I am doing. With any luck we will still get this thing out in a timely manner. I am also quite fortunate in that I have the good example of some folks here on this list who have written good work, and whose advice is timeless. I think it was Kent Hundley who said in his excellent book Cisco Access Lists Field Guide that writing is a team effort. I am now learning that first hand. I believe it was Priscilla Oppenheimer who said that the most important thing one can do is to re-read everything, and re-write as necessary. I am finding first hand the truth of these statements. So tonight's final word is a hearty and sincere congratulations to all who have written, be they good, bad, indifferent. You have done well. I commend you for that. Keep plugging away, all of you seeking certifications. You can do it. Still waters. Green valleys. A gentle breeze on a late summer day. Goodnight. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=51886&t=51886 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
