The question of “Why” is always a big question. Plus, it always makes you look smart in a meeting!
Kidding. Seriously though, I’ve been contemplating this question for a while. Started my career as a Data Analyst and then moving further towards the direction of data science and programming, I feel sometimes a bit doubtful about whether I’m following the crowd for a trendy career rather than doing what I really care about.
Meanwhile,
“Over the long run, the crowd is always wrong.”
— Seth Klarman, American billionaire investor and author.
You may also have heard of the book “Start With Why” of Simon Sinek. You may even have read it (and never finished the exercises). Yeah, I got you.
Finding your “Why”
As a Data Scientist (or other data related role) these days, we are lucky to be part of a very fast-developing field. Our work is in (very) high demand. The pay is decent to very good. Be good at what you do, and the world is your oyster.
But did you ever stop and ask yourself, are you in this *just* for the money? Or maybe you are in this for the fame…
