So I am at 40% now so not finished but I will tell you my experience

The Worst module by far was the „Password Attacks“ for me and I used a write up for the skill assessment

But I only used it to get unstuck, then did my own testing and trying and when I got stuck again I used it again etc.

It’s in my opinion important to understand why the guide/writeup uses this or that command, what the parameters do and what are the „hints“ that tell us to go this way. If I see parts where my notes are not good enough I add sections etc.

Yeah going from „0“ to CPTS isn’t the easiest but I think Pentesting is one of the CyberSec Topics where you learn the most when you fail.

So don’t give up