
… gratitude — for the place I was in, for the opportunity I had to be there. The park taught me that it was okay to be somewhere new, to feel alone and scared, so long as I was paying attention, so long as I was open to learning from it. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was a lesson I would return to again and again in the years to…
Expertise in the above 3 things get you a seat at the table. They constitute the core skill set that qualify you as a replacement level data scientist. If you have only 1 and 2, you can generate a lot of value as an analyst, but you’re blocked from scaling. If you have only 1 and 3, you’re basically a technician and your results won’t be trusted. If you only have 2 and 3 you’re basically a researcher, since data would need to be handed to you, and your iteration cycle will be too slow. So if you’re missing any of the above 3 things, work on those first.