Study Strategy
Well seeing that two of my friends have gone on to CCIE glory (one of them for the 2nd time in less than a year) has motivated me like never before. So I did what any self-respecting CCIE candidate would do when he/she is constantly surrounded by those CCIE dudes and dudettes...study, lab, and study and lab some more.
One of the things that I believe is important for anyone to have when pursuing their CCIE is a plan. Daniel's plan was to lab until he couldn't lab anymore, where as Matthew's plan was to know voice so well you would think that he created Cisco Unified Communications. Both of their plans were not only viable and valid plans but they were effective plans. They both passed.
So what's my plan? Nothing different from what I've been doing. Well almost nothing. I am stealing this idea from Matthew, plan my study week ahead of time and review that topic or those topics before my rack session. Being that I am going to be doing this 99% via rented rack time I HAVE to make the most of my rental time.
So for example, if I know that I want to practice High Availability features this week, what I am going to do is watch the IPX VoD, listen to Amy Ryan's mesmerizing voice on the AoD, read the System, Admin, and the Feature and Services guides, and take notes PRIOR to my lab session. Once in my lab session focus soley on the topic that I was preparing for. Will this work, I certainly hope so. I have a lab date coming up 
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August 19th, 2010 - 20:35
I engaged the procrastinator’s plan. Buy the study material from INE, schedule the exam, and then live under constant fear of the lab date. Coming at me through time like a freight train.
It worked twice, I passed both times on my first attempt. I waited until 45-60 days out and did all of the on-demand classes and all of the practice labs and some mock labs and then some freestyle study time to clarify more obscure things (like multicast helper maps).
Get Safari. It’ll save you cash. A lot Cisco Press books are filled with meaningless garbage, but they have a few paragraphs that help tremendously. With safari you can just find what you are looking for and ignore the rest. And save some trees maybe.
August 19th, 2010 - 22:25
Hey Derick,
Thanks for taking the time to check out the blog but most of all thanks for your input. I have had to recommit to my plan and remain more focused on it. I think it’s a pretty simple plan and we shall see if it’s an effective plan. What’s the plan? “Know the technologies” Anyway, any other tidbits of advice you got for me bro?
Amp
August 19th, 2010 - 23:00
Freemind. Cuecard or Mnemosyne. I used these pretty extensively the first time around. It helped tremendously. I have posted about these on http://www.techexams.net.