Learning Data Science: 4 Untold Truths || (Is Data Science Hard? Is Machine Learning Important? etc)

Did you flirt with the idea of learning data science? You are not alone. This has been a really hot topic in the last few years and it will be one in the upcoming few, for sure. Yet, very few people actually become data scientists.

Why?

Well, part of the problem is that many aspiring data scientists don’t know what to expect from this field. Or even worse, based on the many misleading (sometimes scammy) “how to become a data scientist” articles, they have false expectations. And when they hit the wall, they get demotivated and quit.

In this episode, I want to show you four untold truths that you should know about learning data science – and I have never seen them written down anywhere else before.

00:00 Intro
00:54 Learning Data Science is Hard!
04:26 It’s not “Learning Data Science”, it’s “improving your Data Science skills”
07:16 Because it’s hard, Learning Data Science is a great investment
09:40 Learning Data Science is not about learning Machine Learning, Deep Learning (or any other data buzzwords)
11:54 Conclusion

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
- Shift Happens 2018

[caetano.santana]

Learning data science is hard - very true! There's a lot of tools and theories and practices to master and I suppose only those who are truly committed with following this career path will thrive in their efforts. I'm just starting my journey but really think that data science is a grate fit for both my personality and career goals. I'm enjoying the learning process and putting a lot of effort on it. Hope one day I'll be as experienced as you! 👊🏻👏🏻

[rinturay]

Great video and provides insight into data science
Could you make a video on data analytics

[RunOs]

Why do so many jobs in DataSci require a Master's degree or a Ph.D.? I have looked at what is being taught in Masters's degree programs and Ph.D. programs and it's not Data Science at all.

[simonoganga]

This is a VERY legitimate and insightful video on the REAL truths about Data Science many people seem to ignore, thank you very much for highlighting it.

[BneiAnusim]

2:33, Let's pass the programming part, R, Python, SQL, and all the good stuff. What else is hard? I just want to be able to forecast web results based on past data?

[kapuriaritik]

Hey Tomi, Great video! Because of the Covid-19 pandemic it's been very difficult to get an internship experience for me and because of that I feel like I'm behind other candidates in the job race. Can you give some Data Analysis project ideas that closely resemble the real world projects that companies work on? Thanks!

[bryanstark]

Can you post the challenge that you gave the guy you interviewed? How did he even get an interview with you? I'm wondering if guys like that ruin it for anyone else who actually DO LEARN how to use SQL and work hard. I am self-taught and when I'm not at my regular job I put a lot of time into learning. I put in 8-10 hours a day on my day off. The problem is that there is a HUGE BROAD ARRAY of technologies related to data analysis. People can't even agree on calling it "data analysis" or "data science." So please post the kind of questions you would ask in a test like that. I also have 20+ years of experience working for corporations and the past 12 were working for the government. So I have a lot of soft-skills that I would like to demonstrate, but because of guys like the one you interviewed, every hiring manager is reluctant to even give me a chance to interview because I don't have experience.

[sagarjaideepdeshmukh]

Such a nice video
Love ❤️ From mumbai

[joywambui]

Hello Tomi, I am in banking industry I dint do anything IT related, instead I did Journalism and landed a sales job in banking. I wish to change my career to data science do I need to start with an undergraduate degree? Please guide

[sografarheen]

I'm deeply interested but I have 4 years of experience in unified communication, please help me out

[abhishekthakare]

Hello.. I am planning to stat studying data science from scratch. However, I have one handicap, I have a medical condition called photophobia so my eyes are very allergic to artificial lights including conventional LED computer monitor. Therefore, I use special kind of E-ink monitor (e.g kindle screen) which does not emit light. However, these kind of monitors does not display colours except black and white. So my question is can I work in data science industry (mostly as freelancer) with black & white monitor?

[mikronano]

Believe it or nah he spits some true facts

[gamingworld]

I can't understand wt a data scientist have to do