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I am just starting in Networking and want to progress to NetSec eventually and I was kind of taken back by OPs advice to work 80 hours a week, I want to have a
by Xuebit 9y ago
I am just starting in Networking and want to progress to NetSec eventually and I was kind of taken back by OPs advice to work 80 hours a week, I want to have a life, not work all the time, so your comment was pretty comforting.
> 2. Don't get certificates
I am progressing through my CCNP and LPIC-1, mostly because I want to get recognized for my skills, but I also see them as a guideline, what to learn next, kind of like a ladder, maybe one day I will get to the top of the ladder and have no where to go, but for now I think that certifications lay a path for me, what do you think about that?
- KGIII 9y agoTangentially related: If you can, work to live - not live to work. I'm retired, but I remember weeks of 90+ hours. I highly recommend against that.
- philprx 9y agoBut... Hey, yes, have a life, that is a hacking / security life ! Is there something else ? ;) Honestly without joking, as the OP said, having this as a passion or lifestyle is going to accelerate your proficiency compared to the others. My feeling is that it's not an absolute prerequisite, just a tremendous accelerator. I started "having a life" maybe 15 years after the beginning of my hacking passion ;) tho my wife would argue about that ;)