A productive day as a data scientist | day in the life of a data scientist vlog #2

hi friends as the title says this is a rather productive day in my life as you will later see it is primarily because it's the holidays and most people are not working which means i don't have to sit through a bunch of meetings that really messes up my flow we'll get to all the details later but now it is time to wake up i start the day by laying there for a bit and just enjoying the calmness of early morning eventually i get out my kindle and continue to read the book 80 20 principle by richard cook i read this book a while back but since it's kind of like the model i live by i thought i could use a refresher i finally actually get up around 8 30 am and say hi to beep and boop i do some random things around the house before heading out for a long bike ride i try to go for a bike ride or a walk every morning since it's where i do a lot of my best thinking i make my way back home and get started with work which most of you who are watching this video are probably the most interested in but before i dive in i time block the

day this almost always changes throughout the day but i still find it very beneficial because i make sure that i get the most important thing done at least and then i rearrange my task as the day goes on at work i start off with an analysis that's been in the works for a while and i'm really glad that it's finally ready to be wrapped up this is quite a tricky analysis because i couldn't use any of the pre-established tools the most challenging part was finding the right data sets and throughout the process i ended up making a bunch of data sets from scratch myself for the very final pieces of data that i needed to finish up this analysis i tried for like an hour before i gave up and decided to see who's still around and ask for some help from a senior data scientist i wait around for a bit and someone was very kind and helped me out eventually i pieced everything together and the implementation into code itself didn't take too much time in case you're curious the code itself was a combination of sql and python which are the two languages i use the most at my job it's now around 2pm and i head downstairs to grab some lunch i made some rice and also microwaved frozen peas carrots and cauliflower rice to mix into the normal rice as an attempt to get myself to eat more vegetables i also heat up a leftover meatball and sauce from a great italian place i had yesterday i eat and stare out the window and play with beep and boop i try to make it a point to do my best to not look at my phone during the day and i found that i can enjoy my meals much better this way here's also a cute clip of bb drinking from a blender bottle because he and actually also boop refuse to drink from their own ball i finish up and go for a walk i started doing this recently because i always get kind of sluggish after eating and this is a really good way to get more exercise in and refresh i make my way back home and get started

with some company trainings as you can see i am continuously fidgeting with this fidget toy to keep myself stimulated and from falling asleep the trainings were actually done quite well so it's not them it's me i definitely have problems concentrating but i find that fidgeting with things does help i take another break and stare at the window a bit before coming back

and start with doing some self evaluations since the end of the year self-evaluations are surprisingly hard i feel like i'm busy all the time but when i need to write down what exactly i've been busy with it's actually kind of hard to say i made a note to take better notes on the projects i work on in the future i really wanted to knock out all the self-evaluations today but that was too ambitious tomorrow i'll put this as the most important thing to do and do it first thing so i make sure i finish it okay so i thought i managed to make it throughout the day without a meeting but surprise but really i'm not complaining i work best in the mornings so meetings at the end of the day are great for me this one was brief and had concrete results and next steps overall this has been a rather productive day for me and i'm quite pleased with myself i wrap up my work day by making a note of the things that get done tomorrow i end today with dinner some editing and the movie usual suspects which is a fantastic film and then i go to bed around 12 and that my friends is a rather productive day in my life do also check out my first day in the life video if you haven't already and see you guys in the next video