My core 2 1002 is in two days and I have been feeling pretty down on my last week's study efforts. Every other test I am passing but then failing some with lower scores than I would like. My dad asked if he could come over with a hard drive issue and I told him I would take a look at it. I FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE I KNEW ABOUT THE HDD FORMATS. This was a huge boost for me. The moral of the story is do not doubt yourself and stay on the path. Keep up with your study materials and you are more likely doing better than you think. Life is still crazier than normal and I forget that I am trying to do this with a full-time job and a boat load of personal issues I am working through. Good luck to everyone on keeping the motivation high and pursuing your certs of choice.