2026 Mid Year Status

Overview

Today is June 15th - 2026 and I want to provide an update on everything study related, so thanks for taking the time reading this.

Studies

CCIE Security Lab Exam

After my latest fail score on the CCIE Security Lab exam, i have taken some time on reflecting on the exam and how to proceed. Something is clearly standing in my way of passing this beast of an exam.

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25/01-2026 CCIE Security Study Status

Status Update:

So in order to be fully transparent about this whole study thing: This week has been a bust!

There, i said it! now i need to do something about it.

So what happened? - Well, for one thing, i was out of the country from Thursday until Saturday (yesterday) with my great coworkers on our annual kick-off trip (it was a great time), and i didnt do much studying monday to wednesday either.

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General state of things – and books.

I just emptied my shopping basket on amazon again. This means I ordered what was in it 🙂

I got some CCIE books, but this doesnt mean anything except I am interested in whats in them. Also got a few other non-technical books. Among other things I ordered Brian Tracy’s book: Goals! which I saw mentioned on Chris Bryants site. Maybe I can pick up a few tips and tricks. Also got a book on anxiety and how to combat it without the use of drugs. I am interested in learning how other people cope with this, and for me, that means reading about it.

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