@[email protected] Fake it 'til you make it, Jerry. That’s all any of us can do.

@[email protected] big mood

@[email protected] Does anyone? As an autodidact dropout I could never rely on it, and it does take some being bold IMO - but I do feel relatively free.

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I tried knowing what I was doing once. I do not recommend it.

@[email protected] Not your fault, it’s been three web years since lunch time.

@[email protected] where’s the fun in that?

@[email protected] I’ve been in IT long enough to believe we’re almost all figuring it out as we go along. Landscape and “tech du jour” changes so frequently that it’s near impossible to keep up and still have some semblance of a life…

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meh. that would be no fun. :D

@[email protected] https://www.theguardian.com/news/oliver-burkeman-s-blog/2014/may/21/everyone-is-totally-just-winging-it

@[email protected] The secret is understanding that everyone else does not know either.

Carry on, no fault.

@[email protected] I’ve found that the more I learn, the more complex the problems get that stump me. Either way, I’m spending most of my time wondering wtf I’m doing, and it’s cold comfort that my befuddlement is somehow more sophisticated now.
What is a comfort is being able to help someone struggling with something I’ve dealt with before.

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Much scarier though.

@[email protected] This is a test life. This is only a test. Has this been an actual life, you would have been told where to go and what to do. This is only a test.

@[email protected] Trial and error, dude. Trial and error. It’s the best way to learn (for me, at least).

@[email protected] I know it’s easy for me to say but, for what it’s worth, you clearly do know what you are doing! Most CISOs that I encounter have far less knowledge and expertise than you.