It’s been a while since I’ve written a post, which means it’s a good opportunity to catch up! I’m becoming more focused on organising and pursuing my goals, I’ve even started taking notes in OneNote. Paper notebooks just aren’t as flexible as digital ones, I can’t elaborate on a note later unless I rewrite it on Read More
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
Getting Up To Speed For Data Science: Attitude
At the end of last year I was losing faith in my ability to study Data Science. Even though I had had a good first contact week, the material was incredibly difficult for me to understand. Following that, I wanted to work hard on my maths, but really had to start at a much lower point 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
Getting Up To Speed For Data Science: Maths
As I mentioned in previous posts, I’ve just finished my second contact week with the Uni for my apprenticeship and I am re-motivated to learn. The maths is the thing that has me the most stumped, so I’m going to take charge and stop hoping that the material I’m struggling with will suddenly make sense. Luckily, Read More
Data Science Contact Week 2: Finished!
Today marks the end of my second contact week for my Data Science apprenticeship. My main takeaway is the same as last time, I should not be so worried about being behind, if I just put in the hours, I’ll be fine. After this week, I can even envision myself getting ahead as we now have Read More
I Underestimated Data Science
I didn’t realise I was going to have to learn Linear Algebra and Calculus for this degree. It was silly of me really to so far underestimate what I would need to learn. From what I had read online, python or r can do all the work for you, you just need to learn the language Read More
Need More Frogs In My Diet
Over the December holidays I was supposed to study much more than I did. It’s my fault that I’m now behind, but I was also a bit scared of what I had to do. I’ve got some essay work still to do and a write-up of a mini programming task I completed. The thing I was 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
Learning Maths Can Be Better
When I was in school, maths was boring. We had textbooks with formulas and rules and the teachers would just walk through the exercises step by step. The closest we got to being engaged was when a teacher asked us to answer questions. No wonder we switched off. To me, the two biggest crimes in teaching Read More