Sitting for my first Microsoft exam on February 2nd: the 70-680.  Sometimes I wonder why I’m doing these exams.  Is it to learn more?  Sure.  Is it to “better myself as a person and contribute to society?”  Yeah, why not; we’ll throw that in there too.   But I’m sitting here, finishing the prep for yet another certification exam I can’t help but get a bit introspective and question my own motives.  Is it money?  Skill?  Bragging rights?  Hell, I don’t know.  Yes, no, who cares?  I’m half-convinced that I’m doing this just to prove to myself and everyone else that I can.

Update 3/11/13: I wanted to update here that I did, in fact, pass this exam.  It was substantially harder than any of the CompTIA exams.