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, grandmaster chess players, elite athletes, etcetera. I want to understand how elite performers operate across multiple disciplines, so that I can find what makes them special. The techniques. The training methods. The … 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
