Darrin Lim retweeted
Many talented data professionals move into more platform/technical roles as their careers progress - going from creating first order business value (data products, actionable insights) to second order value (pace, confidence, ease of iteration). 1/3
Joy comes from an internal sense of alignment with what is "good". Focus more on becoming more joyful. Focus less on obtaining happiness.
Rereading books is fun because lines hit differently as you change.
How you bookmark a book on one read shows who you were then.
How you bookmark a book on a new read shows who you are now.
The difference shows what's changed. And that's deeply personal.
The best way to start studying a subject is to understand:
(1) the fundamental question you're trying to answer
(2) why answering that question is important to you
Some of my current answers to those points are:
Jiu-Jitsu
(1) How do you control your emotions, your body, and your opponent's body (in that order) in a confrontational situation?
(2) Folding people like laundry is kind of cool.
Darrin Lim retweeted
As data scientists, we (with @math_rachel) have done our best to look at the data around covid-19, and what it means to you and your community.
Our view: it is appropriate to be very concerned, and significantly change your lifestyle, right now.
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Deciding what you need is probably the most important decision you make, and most of us choose unconsciously.
If you're hurt by someone, retaliation increases the net hurt in the system.
Your goal should be to reduce the suffering within the system.
First, seek to do no harm.
When you over-focus on the goal, time itself becomes negative.
Learn to enjoy the work you have to do to get to your goal.
The hardest part about setting an ideal is that you feel judged by that ideal. It feels bad to not live up to your own ideal.
That's why role models are useful. They externalize what you could become, making your ideal aspirational.
You become inspired, not self-critical.