https://cyberquestor.com/tags/reflection/Recent content in Reflection on thecyberquestorHugoenMon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cyberquestor.com/oscp/mistakes/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cyberquestor.com/oscp/mistakes/<h1 id="what-id-do-differently">what I&rsquo;d do differently</h1> <p>Honest retrospective. The stuff I regret and the stuff I&rsquo;d keep.</p> <h2 id="what-id-change">what I&rsquo;d change</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Started PG Practice sooner</strong> — I did too much TryHackMe early on</li> <li><strong>Built my methodology doc earlier</strong> — I was 2 months in before I realized I was solving the same enum steps from scratch every time</li> <li><strong>Did more Active Directory</strong> — the AD set on the exam surprised me</li> <li><strong>Taken better notes on failed attempts</strong> — &ldquo;what didn&rsquo;t work&rdquo; is as valuable as &ldquo;what did&rdquo;</li> </ul> <h2 id="what-id-keep">what I&rsquo;d keep</h2> <ul> <li><strong>IppSec obsessively</strong> — worth every hour</li> <li><strong>Explaining things out loud</strong> — the rubber duck method legit works</li> <li><strong>Taking real breaks</strong> — burnout is real</li> </ul> <p>Full post coming with specific anti-patterns and &ldquo;if I could email past-me&rdquo; advice.</p>