Netjedimaster, This is the identical situation that i am in. i am an MCSE and i am studying for my CCNP. I am just starting my PR course and i am very skeptical. The sheer volume of configurations and theories that have to be not only understood but committed to memory is very daunting but I am giving it a shot. The problem i am having with the process is that internally , i feel like i am cheating. If this actually works to help me understand and commit to memory all of this work then, would i be cheating?? Mnay others before me have done this work without using PR. So am i trying to find a easy way out?? Also, is mindmapping the only way to truly activate all of htis material?? It seems that now not only do i have to learn and understand the PR mehtod , now i have to learn how to properly mindmap. And how do you mindmap configurations??