Sorry, I tried to remove the first person focus but it looks like I missed
some bits.  I will work on cleaning this up as well as the spacing issue.
 Are there any other guidelines to be aware of?

On Sunday, January 13, 2013, Mike Fiedler wrote:

> In soft_skills.rst:
>
> > +be sure that you aren’t breaking anything important first and then go ahead and
> > +give it a try.  By forcing yourself to fix things that are broken you develop a
> > +much deeper and more intimate relationship with the way things work, why they
> > +work the way that they do and how things get broken to begin with.  The great
> > +thing about using this method is that it is almost always useful for something
> > +in the future, whether it be the troubleshooting skills, the Googling skills or
> > +the specific knowledge in the particular area that needed to be fixed.
> > +
> > +**Practice, practice, practice** – The more I read about becoming better at
> > +something the more I am convinced that you have to practice like an absolute
> > +maniac.  I think for system administration this can partially come from
> > +practical job experience but it also comes from dedicated study and lab time.
> > +The hands on component is where most of your practice will come from and
> > +becoming better doesn’t just happen, it takes cultivation and time, just like
> > +with any other skill.  Stick with it and never stop learning and improving on
> > +your skills through practice and experience.
>
> This paragraph makes many first-person declarations. Please rewrite with a
> focus on how a student might approach practice, practice practice, rather
> than a personal experience.
>
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