If you’ve been reading the Sharp Sight blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of elite performers: Navy SEALs, elite athletes, grandmaster chess players, etcetera. I like to research how elite performers operate, because I want to find what makes them special. The techniques. The training methods. The mindsets. In particular, … Read more
A few days ago, I received an email from a Sharp Sight reader. The author of the email is having trouble learning data science in R. He’s taken several data science courses, but still has trouble with critical data science skills. Here’s an excerpt from his email: I’ve redacted the company names, but I’ll tell … Read more
How many data science books have you read? 5? 10? A few dozen? How many free online courses have you taken? A few? How many blog posts have you read? (I’d be willing to bet: you’ve read dozens.) If you’re like most budding data scientists, you’ve probably consumed a lot of material. You probably even … Read more
