Data Smart Foundations

Want to learn something fast?

Teach it to somebody.

Remember college exams.

There is always few people that teaching and many learning.

Those who teach most often outperform.

Excited employees in another universe.

Who is excited to get back to work?

Positive responses only!

Technology is evolving so fast.

Data Scientist be like - pahela agle hafte ka kaam nipat jaye, phir naya technology sikhne ka time milega.

Best part, this repeats every week! 😂

How much of the theory do you actually remember?

Can you keep up learning a huge mountain of theory and keep up with the evolving pace of technology?

Maybe No.

Maybe there is a way.

Even seasoned Data Scientist cannot learn so much of theory.

Instead they begin solving the problem and then learn what is needed.

Of course your foundations need to clear.

Learn by executing projects.

Everyone is trying to steal your attention, even your closest relationships.

This isn't bad.

Its necessary.

With your time on earth, you got to do something.

The problem lies in your ability to select a goal and pursue it relentlessly.

Unsure about selecting a goal?

Select something you currently enjoy doing.

Do it for a quarter.

Reflect on progress.

Re plan, repeat.

Within a couple of quarters you would have made tangible progress.

As a Data Analyst, refreshing a dashboard weekly is boring.

Creating one is super exciting.

However, you experience this unexplainable urge to solve a new challenge.
Just like urge to eat a packet of chips.

It is at this precise moment of boredom, a true data analyst emerges.

Our role as an analyst is to interpret the dashboard that steer the business.

Stakeholders don't often see things that you see.

Learn about business and learn to answer the questions.

Boring = Super Actionable insights.

Microsoft dethroned Apple to become the world’s most valuable public company, with a market value of $2.9 trillion, edging Apple by a few billion.

It this temporary or are we going to experience a shift in power?

I write my goals daily. You can too.

However, this one behaviour will determine your success.

What happens when you miss a day?

These are your options:
1/ Give up
2/ Start again from the present day and ignore the past
3/ Do all those days you missed

What you choose builds your character for success.

I avoided making presentations.

My head hurt 🤕

Once I started.

I hated making presentations.

Tiny chance you are also facing the same resistance.

The more time you spend not doing it the better you get at "not making presentation".

Presentations prepare you for interview, for you next promotion and your next bog hike.

Make one today.

Then make one every week.

Secret tip: Make presentation on stuff you enjoy.

A model that predicted zero. A while loop that never ended. An app that refused to get deployed.

We all have created junk work.

Guess what?

You are going to suck at anything new!

Even if you spend hours.

It will still be close to perfect.

Then why hesitate to start?

😖 Building a new skill is most times discomfort.

I know, you start with full intent.

A few moments later, you are either on your phone or if you are like me, you nap 😴 it off.

The more discomfort you face, the faster you would reach your goals.

Creating content puts you in the top 1% of the users on LinkedIn.

However, you can easily fall into the trap of self doubting yourself and loose your continuity.

That is the signal you should keep going!

Remember, if it were easy, everyone would do it.