Hey Reader,

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When I was coming up in my career, I spent dozens of hours every week watching video courses about Kubernetes.

When someone asked me what a CNI was in an interview, I would freeze.

I would read the same Azure documentation pages three times over but I still could not remember simple Azure details.

At some point I started to wonder if I just wasn’t smart enough for this.

Maybe this sounds familiar.

You watch courses and read documentation.

In the moment it feels like you are truly learning something.

But when you test your self, or you have an interview, everything is gone.

Here’s the truth: You’re not stupid. You’re not lazy. You were just never taught how to learn.

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The System Nobody Talks About

5 years ago I was working as a nurse making $50K a year.

I had no CS degree, no bootcamp, no connections in tech.

Today I’m a Senior DevOps Engineer and Microsoft MVP pulling multiple six figures.

In the last 3 years I’ve passed 5 major certifications while working full-time.

I’ve written over 200 blog posts, grown a YouTube channel to 64K subscribers, and helped 1000+ people land six-figure DevOps jobs.​

None of this would be possible without the system I’m about to share with you.

But here’s what drives me crazy:

Everyone talks about WHAT to learn (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CI/CD).

Nobody teaches you HOW to learn it effectively.

That’s why most engineers are stuck in tutorial hell.

They watch. They forget. They re-watch. They forget again.

It’s not a focus problem. It’s not a motivation problem.

It’s a systems problem.

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Your Brain Is Not A Storage Unit

Let me paint you a picture of what your “learning system” probably looks like right now:

You have a Google Drive somewhere with folders inside folders inside folders.

In those folders are scattered Google Docs with random notes you took 8 months ago.

On your laptop there’s a “Documents” folder with subfolders like “AWS Study” and “Kubernetes Notes”.

Maybe you have an old laptop from college with even MORE notes on it.

You’ve highlighted half of every article you’ve ever read but you’ve never looked at those highlights again.

You take screenshots of important things and they disappear into your camera roll forever.

Sound familiar?

Here’s the problem: You have notes everywhere and a system nowhere.

When you need that information, during a project or while studying for a cert you can’t find it.

So you Google it again. You re-read the docs again.

You re-learn the same concepts over and over.

Reading the same thing over and over again is a waste of time.

There is a better way.

You’re treating your brain like a storage unit when you should be treating it like a factory.

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The Three Lies Engineers Believe

Every time I talk about these systems, I get the same pushback:

Lie #1: “I just need to focus harder”

No, you need a system for capturing what you learn when you’re focused.

Without a system, that focused learning evaporates within 48 hours.

Lie #2: “I need better motivation”

Motivation is bullshit.

I don’t wake up at 5am because I’m motivated. I wake up and execute the system.

​Systems work when motivation fails.​

Lie #3: “I need more time”

You don’t need more time. You need to stop re-learning the same things.

If you had a system that let you learn something once and remember it forever, you’d have MORE time.

The best engineers aren’t smarter than you.

They don’t have more time than you.

They just have a system.

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If You Can’t Write About It, You Don’t Understand It

Here’s something I learned the hard way:

Writing forces understanding.

I started a blog when I decided to make my career change.

Every week I would share what I was learning that week.

Even though I felt I understood the topics, when I sat down to write about them, I would discover that I could not write about them at all.

It was hard to explain them.

This is the best test for understanding.

If you can’t write about something, you don’t understand it.

One of these topics was containers. I thought I understood them, but could explain the concept in my own words.

After more research, practice and thinking, I came up with this paragraph:

“Containers are like newspapers. Books have thick covers and are written with care. They’re durable and meant to last. Newspapers have thin paper and are written once. When they get wet, they’re done. Containers are like newspapers: lightweight, disposable, and easy to replace.”

That metaphor is still in my head today.

I can explain containers eloquently because I translated the technical concept into MY mental model by writing it down.

This is what note-taking does: it transforms information into understanding.

But most people never do this.

They copy-paste documentation into Notion.

They highlight paragraphs in blog posts.

They bookmark articles they never read again.

That’s not learning. That’s hoarding.

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The Factory Model: How Your Brain Should Actually Work

Your brain should operate like a factory, not a storage unit.

Here’s how it works:

INPUT → Everything you consume (YouTube videos, documentation, blog posts, podcasts, conversations with seniors)

PROCESSING → Writing in your own words, connecting ideas, building mental models, creating metaphors

OUTPUT → Certifications, blog posts, interviews, projects, promotions, freelance work

Most engineers only do INPUT.

They consume and consume and consume.

But without PROCESSING, nothing sticks.

And without OUTPUT, they have nothing to show for it.

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The Three Superpowers of a Proper Note-Taking System

When I finally built my system, three things changed:

1. Understanding Through Writing

If I can’t write about something in my own words, I don’t understand it yet.

This forces me to actually learn instead of just consuming.

Now when I study Kubernetes, I don’t just watch videos, I write about what I learned in my own words.

That writing becomes my understanding.

2. Reference At My Fingertips

6 months into my first junior DevOps role, something weird started happening.

The senior engineers started asking ME questions.

“Hey Mischa, how did we configure that load balancer last month?”

“Mischa, what was that Ansible playbook issue we fixed?”

Within seconds I had the answer because I had written it all down in a searchable system.

After the third time this happened in front of management, I wasn’t a junior anymore.

The seniors were calling ME into meetings because I had the information.

Having a system didn’t just help me learn faster, it made me look like a senior engineer within 6 months.

3. Creation Becomes Effortless

I now have over 5,000 notes in my system.

Every time I need to write a blog post, create a YouTube video, or prepare course content, I just search my notes.

The ideas are already there. The understanding is already there.

I never stare at a blank page wondering what to write.

My learning becomes my content. My content becomes my portfolio.

My portfolio becomes my income.

This is the compound effect that changes everything.

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What Nobody Tells You About Learning Systems

Everyone talks about tools: Obsidian, Notion, Roam Research, Todoist, Superhuman.

Here’s the thing: I could hand you all my tools and you’d still struggle.

Because the magic isn’t in the tools.

It’s in the SYSTEM.

It’s in knowing:

- What to write down and what to ignore

- How to process information so it actually sticks

- How to connect ideas so you can retrieve them later

- How to turn your notes into certifications, content, and career growth

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I spent over 2,000 hours and 3 years figuring this out.

I read all the books. I watched hundreds of hours of productivity YouTube.

I tried every tool and every method.

I did all of this so you don’t have to.

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The Transformation Is Real

Most DevOps courses teach you WHAT to learn.

They’ll show you how to deploy a Kubernetes cluster.

They’ll teach you Terraform syntax.

They’ll walk you through CI/CD pipelines.

But none of them teach you HOW to learn it so it actually sticks.

That’s the difference.

You can have all the knowledge in the world, but if you forget it in 3 months, what’s the point?

This is what makes KubeCraft different.

I don’t just teach you DevOps.

I teach you the learning system that makes everything stick.

The note-taking system. The study techniques. The daily routines.

The exact process I used to go from nurse to DevOps in 6 months, and from junior to Microsoft MVP in 3 years while working full-time.

And hundreds of my students are using this same system to land six-figure remote jobs.

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Two Paths Forward

You have two options:

Option 1: Keep learning like everyone else

Watch tutorials. Forget everything. Re-watch tutorials. Forget again.

Fail certifications. Wonder why you’re stuck.

Watch other engineers get promoted while you stay in the same role.

Option 2: Build a system

Learn once. Remember forever. Compound your expertise.

Pass certifications on the first try.

Become the engineer everyone asks for answers.

Build leverage. Get promoted. Work remotely. Make six figures.

Most people choose Option 1.

Not because it’s better.

Because it’s familiar.

If you’re ready for Option 2, I can help.

Here’s What You Need To Do Next

I know what you’re thinking: “This sounds like work.”

You’re right. It is.

But here’s what’s also a lot of work:

• Re-learning the same concepts every 3 months
• Failing certifications multiple times
• Spending years stuck at the same salary
• Wondering why other engineers seem to progress faster

Building a system takes work ONCE. Not having a system costs you thousands of hours over your career.

I’ve spent the last 3 years building KubeCraft into more than just a DevOps course.

It’s the complete learning system that takes you from “I don’t know where to start” to “I just landed a $150K remote job.”

Everything you need is in there.

If you’re tired of tutorial hell, tired of forgetting everything you study, tired of watching others progress while you’re stuck…

The system is waiting for you.

​CLICK HERE TO JOIN KUBECRAFT​

I’m opening 10 spots this month for motivated people who are ready to make a change.

Let’s build the life of your dreams.

Mischa

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P.S. I wasted a year trying to learn DevOps the traditional way. I can help you land that six-figure job in 2-20 weeks with the right system. CLICK HERE if you’re serious about changing your life.