I wanted to take a few moments and apologize to many of my former students.

In the past I said the industry needs people who look at security as a vocation and an avocation.

I was wrong.

Have a life outside of this industry.

Have hobbies that have nothing to do with your computer.

Get outside.

The problems of the industry are not problems of people not working hard enough.

They are not problems of people not being "hard core" enough.

They are problems of education and resource prioritization.

I was wrong.

I am sorry.

Stop breaking yourself on rocks for people who don't really care if you break yourself on rocks.

@strandjs I wish I could convince one of my fellow managers of this on the coding side of things. Coding in your free time is fine if you like it, but it’s not proof of ability. I certainly cannot do it, because I use that part of my brain during my 8 hours and have to let it recharge by doing other things. (Of course this assumes I have the ability to begin with…) :)