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How To Stay Up-to-Date in the Field of Data
A 4-step method and concrete examples to apply right away
September often calls for new resolutions. Summer vacations are over, activity is picking up again. Why not use this time to set up new habits — or improve current ones — about staying up to date with the latest developments in the field of data science?
When I started my career as a data analyst I didn’t really take the measure of the amount of resources available out there. I had my freshly taken courses in mind and I could apply my knowledge at my job. It was only later that I realized I could learn even more by myself, get some help from others and discover new topics I had never heard about. For free! Online! I rapidly saw the risk of getting overwhelmed by the diversity of content available. So I developed some sort of ritual to stay up to date without spending countless hours reading articles, listening to podcasts or watching videos related to data science.
In this article I want to share some of the best practices I find to be most effective to keep track of everything going on in the field of data. On a more personal note I will detail some of my personal tricks and provide examples of how I apply these best practices to my own habits.