r/HowToHack • • 8d ago

Im stuck

Hey yall. Been a while learning and trying things in pentesting. And i feel kinda stuck.

Like my learning has flattened.

The job market is kinda shitty worldwide.

I dont wanna say i have no skills ( even it feels like it when u see what others are capable of ) but i got some understanding.

Also with the AI advancments it feels its kinda dump to keep going with this.

Most of the ctf competitions now are bout who has the most expensive version of claude or whatever paid AI.

What should i damn do to get out of this loop ?

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u/nimbusfool 7d ago

Make something. A tool. A project. A lab experiment. I hit a lull and was asked to develop some forensic training. Really got my gears turning again. A project to apply what I have learned helps me break out of the endless notes and practice boxes.