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Value Time, Not Money

Explained with some free fried chicken I’d like to share a story of mine as food for thought. I was once given an internal job offer with a decent salary increase; it was a great opportunity and I really wanted the job. However, it was also going to be more…

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Value Time, Not Money
Value Time, Not Money
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How I Got a Data Science Job as a Data Science Graduate

My unusual pandemic journey. What have I learnt? Introduction Every graduate feels anxious when looking for a job. This was the case for me: I had quit my analyst job to go back to school again to pursue a data science master’s. As a student, I always knew in the back…

Data Science

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How I Got a Data Science Job as a Data Science Graduate
How I Got a Data Science Job as a Data Science Graduate
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Want a Data Science Job? 5 Honest Reasons Why It’s Much Harder Than You Think

The path to getting a data science job is an arduous one — Introduction Getting a data science job was hard. After graduating with my data science master’s, I really struggled with job searching. The time it took for me to finally receive a job offer was around 8 months. Granted, this was back in 2020, so the lockdowns likely made the situation worse. …

Data Science

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Want a Data Science Job? 5 Honest Reasons Why It’s Much Harder Than You Think
Want a Data Science Job? 5 Honest Reasons Why It’s Much Harder Than You Think
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Important Math Topics You Need To Learn For Data Science

Without these, your potential will be severely limited — Introduction Mathematics. It’s always the big elephant in the room: Nobody wants to talk about it, but everyone has to address it eventually. From my experience, asking whether you need to learn maths for data science is a redundant question. …

Data Science

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Important Math Topics You Need To Learn For Data Science
Important Math Topics You Need To Learn For Data Science
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How I Doubled My Salary: Data Analyst to Data Scientist in 3 Years (UK)

The beginnings of my data science journey. — Introduction When I got my first job as an analyst, I had no idea that I’d eventually pursue this thing called data science. That was a while ago. Back in 2016, I graduated with no clue as to what I wanted to do with my life. …

Data Science

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How I Doubled My Salary: Data Analyst to Data Scientist in 3 Years (UK)
How I Doubled My Salary: Data Analyst to Data Scientist in 3 Years (UK)
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Mar 31, 2022

5 Brilliant Reasons Why I Love Data Science

Despite it occasionally making me want to tear my hair out — Introduction Are the endless nights of studying data science bogging you down? Is your flame of passion dimming as a result? If so, let me help by sharing 5 reasons to love data science. Feel free to check out the video below if you’d rather watch something instead.

Data Science

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5 Brilliant Reasons Why I Love Data Science
5 Brilliant Reasons Why I Love Data Science
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Mar 25, 2022

Achieve Big Goals by Building Atomic Habits

Here’s the secret to actually achieving ambitious goals Like most people, I’d set big goals each year to try and motivate myself to do better. I’ve been seriously powerlifting / weight training for almost a decade now, and each year, I’d set challenging targets in the gym that would push…

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Achieve Big Goals by Building Atomic Habits
Achieve Big Goals by Building Atomic Habits
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·Feb 6, 2022

3 Simple Data Science Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Some harsh lessons from my data science journey — Introduction In my very short time of working as a data scientist, there’s a few lessons that I’ve learnt which I think are worth sharing. These are lessons that I didn’t learn when I was a data science student; some of these sound obvious, but they were never taught to me…

Data Science

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3 Simple Data Science Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
3 Simple Data Science Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
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·Jan 30, 2022

Why Python Is Better Than R for Data Science

Pick Python as your first language and learn R along the way — Introduction During my undergraduate maths degree, I had to use R almost exclusively. I also had to use it during my data science master’s degree. However, during my master’s, I’d find myself using Python much more often than R; I found it more intuitive to use and enjoyable to learn within…

Data Science

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Why Python Is Better Than R for Data Science
Why Python Is Better Than R for Data Science
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·Jan 24, 2022

Choosing the Best Data Science Master’s: What Should You Look For? (UK)

My tips for prospective data science students — Introduction After I shared my own master’s experience, I’ve been asked a few times by prospective students about what to look for in a data science master’s. This is probably thanks to the many new data science courses that universities now offer. However, if you’re new to this field, having too…

Data Science

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Choosing the Best Data Science Master’s: What Should You Look For? (UK)
Choosing the Best Data Science Master’s: What Should You Look For? (UK)
Data Science

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Leon Lok

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