Conor's Newsletter: Issue 28
Layers of collaboration, progression of a data scientist, and getting rich
I'm taking a short break from weekly essays. The newsletter will keep chugging along as always. When I start back up again not too long from now, I'm excited to ship more frequent, easily digestible posts that I think you'll find interesting. More on this soon.
Let's get to the stories and links that I thought were worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter. If this was forwarded to you, you can go ahead and subscribe at conordewey.com.
What I read —
"It’s not that Slack is too distracting and killing individual productivity. It’s that your company’s processes are so dysfunctional you need Slack to be distracting and killing individual productivity." The Arc of Collaboration.
It took me a second read-through to appreciate the structure that this post offers for growth as a data scientist. One big takeaway? Great data scientists drive impact at multiple levels. Progression of a Data Scientist.
Should we be studying the science of progress more in-depth? Probably. I'm pretty curious how this would look more concretely. We Need a New Science of Progress.
Building a set of strong financial habits can help just about anyone. I thought the handful of tips outlined in this post were pretty good. The Humble Way to Get Rich.
What I found interesting —
If you're looking for your next book, check out this project that I stumbled on this week. I ended up buying a few on here that I'm excited to dive into. FlowReads.
There's so much good content around interviews out there, and also somehow never enough of it. I love the comprehensive nature of this repo for interview prep. Tech Interview Handbook.
Quote I'm pondering —
"In order to move fast, I expect you’ll make some foot faults. I’m okay with an error rate of 10 to 20%—times when I would have made a different decision in a given situation—if it means you can move fast." — Reid Hoffman