John StrandJan 14, 2023

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.

Show threadLesley Carhart 
@strandjs I have learned as a mentor and manager to be extremely wary of people who don’t have genuine cares or hobbies outside Computer, especially younger students, because they are the ones most likely to rapidly burn out, get sick, and lose interest. It’s good to care about maintaining your knowledge of cybersecurity because that takes a lot of work, but that has to be balanced out.
Jan 15, 2023 at 5:37pmWeb
Show threadJim MahonyJan 15, 2023
@hacks4pancakes @strandjs
Yes to what you both said. Seeing you both on calls these past couple years we can actually see your interests. You do stuff outside the industry. Whether it be in barns with cows or sword fighting!
Me, I have kids to keep my mind occupied when not at work, and I fly fish and play guitar