Stop Procrastinating and Start Studying Using Science
Learn to stop procrastinating and improve your study results with some recommendations from the world of science with these research-based tips.
The Best Strategies for Overcoming a Challenge
Learning something new is going to be frustrating from time to time. This study suggests some of the best ways to push past that and succeed.
The Right Kind of Internal Motivation Can Improve Your Studies
You probably already know that internal motivation is more powerful than external motivation. But did you know that the type of internal motivation could matter when it comes to unlocking better performance? Learning data science can be a slog. At Dataquest, we try to make it as easy and fun as possible, but there’s no […]
Forget Motivation and Double Your Chances of Learning Success
One of the most difficult parts of learning anything (including data science) is staying motivated. At first, we’re excited about our new studies, and we progress quickly through the basics. But over time, as the work gets more challenging and other problems and pressures arise in our lives, it gets easier and easier to fall […]
Does Sharing Goals Help or Hurt Your Chances of Success?
So you’ve decided you want to learn data science. Should you share your goals on social media or with an accountability buddy? Or should you work in silence until you’ve learned enough to call yourself a data scientist? Psychology research suggests that sharing your goals may have an impact on your chances of actually achieving […]
Fixing Education: Motivation and Freedom
Public education, at least in the US, only ever exposes you to one way of learning—top-down hierarchy, and assignments. While some people thrive in this environment, I am not one of them. After college, I was thrown into the world with a 2.1 GPA, no real skills, and no idea of what to do next. […]
How to Get Your First Job as a Data Scientist.
Many aspiring data scientists focus on doing Kaggle competitions as a way to build their portfolios. Kaggle is an excellent way to practice, but it should only be one of many avenues you use to work on data science projects. This is because Kaggle competitions only focus on a narrow part of data science work. […]
How to become a data scientist
Data science is one of the most buzzed about fields right now, and data scientists are in extreme demand. And with good reason — data scientists are doing everything from creating self-driving cars to automatically captioning images. Given all the interesting applications, it makes sense that data science is a very sought-after career. Data science […]
The Six Elements of the Perfect Data Science Learning Tool
When I launched Dataquest a little under two years ago, one of the first things I did was write a blog post about why. At the time, if you wanted to become a data scientist, you were confronted with dozens of courses on sites like edX or Coursera with no easy path to getting a […]
I Barely Graduated College, And That’s Okay
The story of how I taught myself Data Science and built Dataquest after a forgettable college experience that left me thinking I was a poor student.
Learn Data Science With Dataquest
Trying to learn data science can be overwhelming, but this is a valuable skill to have in today’s business world. Here’s how you can approach it.
Learning Data Science: A Better Way
Wondering How/What/Where to begin with a career in data science? Dataquest can be your path to a lucrative career, with free interactive courses and more!