Writing
📋 Why Data Scientists Should Write
This is an article that I've been meaning to write for a long time. After nearly 4 years of practicing both data science and writing, it's long overdue that I share my feelings on how the two interact...
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Development
💻 How I Built My Blog with Gatsby and Ghost
It became clear that I needed to make a decision on what technologies I wanted to use. Since a lot of my learning was focused on Javascript and more specifically React, I started there...
Writing
✏️ Connections Before Advice
Actionable takeaways are a nice touch, but they aren't the most important thing. Turns out, they aren't your audience's focus and shouldn't be yours either...
Life
💪 Strong Identity, Weakly Held
There are certain things that have become part of your identity. This is true whether you consider yourself a writer, programmer, teacher, or artist. The list is infinite. We all identify as something...
Life
👋 People Want to Help You
It’s hard asking for help. Whether it’s something big or small, it’s never been easy for me. Recently, I thought some more about why this is the case. It’s not the feeling of inadequacy...
Data Science
💯 The Big List of Data Science Interview Resources
Data science interviews aren’t easy. I know this first hand. I’ve done more than my fair share of them...
Product
🍻 No-Code and WYSIWYG: A Perfect Match
Products that enable people to quickly and easily make useful things are on everyones mind right now...
Thinking
🧠 Occam's Razor Explained
Occam's Razor is a principle from Philosophy that is often simplified to the assertion that the simplest answer is normally the correct one...
Life
⚡️ Searching for Energy
Energy is the level of intensity, passion, or excitement that we bring to the table. Recently, I’ve found that it’s the key that unlocks a lot of things for me...
Thinking
⏳ The Perils of Unchecked Inaction
When you come to a crossroads, you are often faced with the decision to do something or wait it out. This can be simplified to a decision between action and inaction...
Life
🔥 The Simmering Six
There is never-ending debate about how many hours you should work to be successful, yet avoid burning out. There's no right answer to this, but Josh provides a useful framework for thinking about work-life balance...
Reflection
📆 2019 Year in Review
As 2019 comes to a close, it only makes sense to reflect back on how things went. I’ve been doing this exercise for a few years now informally, but this is my first time publishing it...