Hot Off the Es[Press]o
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Another Sunday, another snowstorm (in my part of the world!) Oh, and Happy Superbowl Sunday to those that are football fans :) Can you tell I'm not one of those people?
Contrary to one of the articles I'm about to share with you, I had a pretty good week, and I hope you did too. I'm excited to share that Medium gave me the top writer title in Women in Tech, a goal I've been striving towards since I started writing, woot woot!
So, you ready for some blogs?
My Latest Stories
- Making Fears & Failures My Bitch – a story about a failure at work, how it’s affecting me, and how I’m using it to better myself
- True Love - Can It Really Be Found on Reality TV? – a fun analysis I did, inspired by bingeing two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise!
Trending in Tech/Cybersecurity
My top tech article for this week was surprisingly one I wrote on a whim: where to start in terms of building a Cybersecurity lab environment. I've found that a lot of people starting their careers in Cybersecurity struggle with how to practice their skills, and a few months ago that was me as well. My hope in sharing my virtual lab setup journey is to provide people the guidance needed to get started.
This week also brought Part Three of my Intro to Python series. The fourth and final part is coming soon!
Stories That Resonated With Me Last Week
And finally, here are some of my favorite articles I read last week:
- The Jeff Bezos Test For Great Writing – Sumit Grrg
- Ashes Ashes - We All Fall Down – Willow Lovelight
- How Tinder Made Me Believe in Love Again – Christopher Kokoski
That's a wrap on this week's Hot Off the Es[Press]o! Make this week awesome, starting with today!
-Katlyn
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