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
Self improvement
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
The Flexible Plan Is The Best Plan
Yesterday I was a little concerned about my new study plan. I felt like I was falling short. This morning I made up some of the time I had missed on my plan. It didn’t take long to plug the gap and I was actually more eager to study because I wanted to prove to myself Read More
Starting With A Study Plan
It’s all well and good having a study plan, but it won’t work if you don’t stick to it. So far, I’m not sticking to it. On the upside, it helped me prioritise better and now I’ve decided that I can let the Business Statistics course wait for another month. On the downside, I’m having trouble Read More
28 Days Later
No, not the film, although it is one of my favourites. I reviewed my Nanodegree deadlines yesterday and realised that I have 28 days to finish the remainder of the course and submit my final project. After the submission, there is still time for adjustments following feedback, but I do need to at least submit it. Read More
Different Ways Of Learning
Today I attend a one-day course to learn some business strategies and tactics. It was led by an instructor with years of experience who obviously knew what he was talking about. He asked us our particular business problems and we shared them with him, and he gave example answers that would help us think of ways Read More