On SAB-ing and when life's just a bit too busy

2025-04-06 11:11:00

In Dutch we have an acronym SOG (studieontwijkend gedrag), which we have dutifully verbified into SOGgen. 

Hanze Hogeschool even made a sketch about it.

In English it's transliterate into SAB and SAB-ing: studies avoidant behavior. But you all would better know it by its common name: procrastination.

Heck. I'm doing it right now!

In January I jumped on the wagon to work towards two heavy exams: CPTS and OSCP+.

January and February I went at it at the strongest pace I could hold up, but in March things started falling apart. Between three customers, preparations to teach three classes, our own household, studying and a terminally ill cat I was over-working myself.

Around that time I also hit the Active Directory section of the CPTS study materials. I feel that Hack The Box have made that section too large, insofar that they should have divided it into multiple sections. In its current shape it can feel insurmountable in how large the body of knowledge is. It just feels endless, where other sections had you power through in a day or two. 

Halfway through March I decided to cut back drastically on studying. It took many nudges, including a tarot spread (yes, I'll talk about that another time). So I've taken quite some time for myself, to read and relax. 

Admittedly, it's hard to get back into the saddle. And I really should. Just not at my original breakneck pace.

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