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Learn Data Science (or any skills) with “Deliberate Practice”
A look back on what I did right
Recently I read a book named Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise written by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. The book challenges the common myth that expertise comes from natural talent. Rather, with ample examples in different domains, it proves top performances can be achieved, and skills can be learned through such a technique called “Deliberate Practice.” In the book, the author provides examples of various skills, such as excelling in musical performances, wartime aircraft battles, and strategy games like chess and Go. Reading this book brings me a deja vu as I reflected on my own journey of learning data science skills fast towards mastering.
In my previous articles, I shared how did I become a data scientist:
and the seven principles I follow to be a better data scientist:
