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Learning to LearnExperiences and Tips for Certifications and Tech Skills
Who’s @ChrisWahl?
VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX)
• Data Center
• Network Virtualization
Writer
Host
Instructor
@ WahlNetwork.com
@ DatanautsPodcast.com
@ Pluralsight.com
Networking for VMware Administrators
It’s a pretty good book
100% of royalties are being donated to the Alzheimer’s Association
Have you ever thought about how your brain works?
Let’s start with multi-tasking
Do you consider yourself a great multitasker?
Do you consider yourself a great multitasker?If so, you’re wrong. Your brain can only think about one thing at a time. It can do amazing things like design rockets that fly to the moon and invent cupcakes, but it can only think about one thing at a time.
Complete Human Performance Podcast
http://www.completehumanperformance.com/multitasking-myth-podcast/
Context-switchingSwitching back-and-forth between different tasks, rather than doing
them at the same time
You are single threadedBut really great at it!
Read, Plan, Do, TeachStrive for the highest retention values
What many folks do:
What I recommend:
Create a Study SheetRead the blueprint: cover to cover, top to bottom
Write down a list of objectives
Track your progress
Set the DateWork with a finite, specific timeline
Modern Online TrainingIt’s really, really good
Labs and Cloudy Things• VMware Hands on Labs (HOL)• VMUG EVALExperience• Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab (ViRL)• Cisco CloudLab• Graphical Network Simulator 3 (GNS3)• EMC e-Learning• F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE)• Ravello Systems Virtual Lab• Public Cloud (AWS, GCE, Azure)
The Time CrunchRetaining what you learn in the shortest amount of time
Consider your “Time Bank”How are you spending your time?
Are you spending it wisely?
Have you committed to priorities efficiently?
Pomodoro TechniqueNo distractions
Short bursts of intense focus
Frequent breaks
Focus (25min)
Break (5min)
Decision FatigueHumans have a finite store of mental energy for making decisions
How does it work?
Focus
Focus
Focus
Focus
http://tomato-timer.com/
Focus
Focus
Focus
Focus
Focus
Feedback LoopHow are you doing?
Do you need to push back your exam date?
Or even push it forward?
Revisit the blueprint?
Change to a different exam?
Share Your ExperiencesScared? Lean on the Pratfall Effect
Those who never make mistakes are perceived as less likeable than those who commit the occasional faux pas.
Messing up draws people closer to you, makes you more human.
Perfection creates distance and an unattractive air of invincibility.
Those of us with flaws win out every time.
The Pratfall Effect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratfall_effect
Visit WahlNetwork.com for Deep Dives, Home Lab Tips, Reviews, and More!
Check out “Networking for VMware Administrators” by VMware Press
Over 30 hours of my video training content is on Pluralsight.com
Subscribe to the Datanauts via iTunes or RSS at DatanautsPodcast.com
Thank youslideshare.net/christopherwahl
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