An anti-motivational article. — In the past two years, my battle with self-discipline has become more like a game of tug-of-war. I used to try following a fixed schedule. I’d read productivity hacks, and believed that having a timetable was the key towards becoming successful. I tried to wake up early in the morning…

If you want to learn data science and don’t have a background in math, start here. — One of the most common questions I receive from data science aspirants is “how much math do I need to know for machine learning?” When I first started teaching myself data science, I didn’t know exactly how much math I needed to learn in order to become fully qualified for…

Tips on building a portfolio, getting new clients, and creating a steady stream of side income — The job landscape today has changed dramatically due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Alongside their full time jobs, people now have the flexibility to take on side hustles that serve as an additional source of income. When I transitioned into the data science field, my initial goal was to land a…

Here’s what you should know before deciding on a career path — A couple of years ago, data science became very popular. There was a lot of hype surrounding the field, and people from different backgrounds were rushing to make the transition into data science. Data science master’s degrees started to become increasingly popular, and there was no dearth of online courses…

Stand out to employers by acquiring domain knowledge — Introduction As data scientists, we’re taught to work with numbers and use mathematical models to come up with predictions. In practice, however, data science is very different from the material taught in an academic setting. More than knowledge of complex algorithms, you need to be able to quickly derive value from…

Create an impressive portfolio by publishing your work — When I was in school, my friends would often come to me for help before exams. Many of them never paid attention to the teachers — they didn’t take notes, or skipped class regularly, and often struggled to keep up when exams were approaching. I would take some time out…

Your job doesn’t start and end with model building — I came across the term “MLOps engineer” a year back when teaching myself data science. I read many blog posts by data scientists who strongly suggested learning MLOps skills. They stated that it wasn’t sufficient to just build and train models if these models couldn’t be used in production. After…

The underdog of the data industry — When I first wanted to become a data scientist, I wasn’t aware of the different career paths within the industry. I didn’t know the difference between a data analyst and data scientist, and grouped every data-related role under the umbrella term of “data science.” As I started to get more…

Scrape Twitter data and analyze trends in sentiment over time — A few months back, I wrote an article called “Sentiment analysis of the biggest YouTube feud of all time.” A couple of years ago, two YouTubers, James Charles and Tati Westbrook, got into a huge public feud. …