Following on from my post yesterday, I wanted to give a small update. I’m now halfway through the Excel certification that contributions to the BI Reporting badge and I am learning some useful new features. As I mentioned before, I’ve been using PowerPivot for around 4 months, and while I’m aware there is still much to Read More
Self improvement
I Should Not Be Multitasking
I made a mistake at work yesterday in a process I developed and know back to front. It was only a single step, but a crucial one. It is so frustrating when you know that the only person you can really blame is yourself. But there is one lesson I can take away from this, that Read More
Organising Bookmarks More Usefully
One of the troubles with attempting to be a self-driven learner is that organising everything is up to you. Being in control of how and when learning happens is great, but being told what to learn and when and being directed to the material simplifies so much! So this is what I’m lamenting after my contact Read More
It’s Not Too Late To Get A 2020 Diary Or Calendar
They’ll all be on sale right now, since they’re normally given as Christmas gifts or bought before the year begins. If there is a particular calendar or diary that you want to be absolutely sure you can get, I’d say buy it sooner. Otherwise, waiting until after Christmas is definitely a smart move. Plus it forces Read More
Hello Trello My Old Friend
So a long time ago now, I discovered Trello and became very friendly with it. At the time I was overloaded and disorganised and something had to be done. Trello’s simple card system is like digital Post-Its on a board, and is a great start. However, I didn’t find that it suited routines particularly well. There Read More
ARIMA Modeling – Homebrew Edition
ARIMA modeling has felt like a bit of a nemesis since I was first exposed to it. Figuring out what settings to use with it has been my main challenge. The ACF and PACF plots are supposed to help here, but you have to learn to read them somewhat. There is an auto.arima option, which tests Read More
Battling Stubbornness With Stubbornness
I am so stubborn that I will struggle on a problem for a long time by myself without asking for help. When it looks like I won’t be able to do it, I’d rather just take a break. And then, I’ll just keep searching forums for similar enough questions rather than asking myself. So my current Read More
Udacity Saves The Day
I am so far off track with my Nanodegree, the deadline came and went yesterday. Luckily, what also came yesterday was an email from Udacity explaining that they were giving me another 4 weeks to complete the course! This is something I had read about before on their website, but I still really wanted to complete Read More
This Excel Guy Is An Analyst
It is not uncommon for me to compare my last job with this one and feel grateful for what I’m doing now. Today I found myself there again. Recently I’ve been tracking my working time on Toggl, not everything but close enough. Today, all my time spent working on the report came to less than an Read More
A Flexible Plan Is An Agile Plan!
Yesterday I was talking about a flexible plan being the best type of plan. It made a lot of sense to me, but I felt like I was missing something. This morning it hit me as I was reading an article about Agile practices. What I had been describing was an Agile plan! I can’t describe Read More