What I learned this week. Week 3.
Tags: weeklyretro, python, datascience
Published: 2022-03-12 15:36:47

Here we are at another week. If you are new, this is a thing I do every week where I record each day at the end of the day and end up posting it during the weekend. This is my journey as I attempt to get a job as a Data Scientist.

### Monday 
This week started off pretty great. Woke up feeling recharged and ready to do. Had a great morning, I finished Atomic Habits by James Clear and will be moving onto How to Win Friends and Influence people by Dale Carnegie. If you haven't checked out Atomic Habits I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their every day life. I went from having a ton of motivation with no real idea of how to get to my goal (getting a job as a Data Scientist), to having a structured day where I schedule myself using time blocks and am making my 1% improvements everyday. Today I posted on Linkedin for the first time, which doesn't sound like much, but the last time I posted to a social media platform was 2017, so it was a big step for me. I looked into volunteering for data science problems but was met with a lack of resources. I turned to open source projects instead and found a wonderful [post](https://towardsdatascience.com/open-source-data-science-projects-you-can-contribute-to-today-ee766f4b8494) on Towards Data Science giving me everything I need to get started.

### Tuesday
I had some residual feelings from my flare up this morning so I decided to start the day off with my medication and a full body stretch. Today was interview prep day. I have already done a lot of preparation in the past but wanted to do a full review of what I have learned. I also set up multiple lists of bullets points that I can utilize depending on what is asked of me. I don't have a lot to say today because of how much I am focused on the interview.

### Wednesday
Woke up anxious and excited hyperfixating on the upcoming interview. So today my goal was metabolizing my emotions and focusing on the task at hand. Sadly I woke up to find out my dog Jake had an awful night. He must have eaten something that upset his stomach because frankly, shit was everywhere. So I spent the next while cleaning and making sure he got plenty of hydration. Afterwards I set out to start my day. I was supposed to have a practice interview with my career coach, I set up my interview room, got everything ready, and she didn't show up. I was disappointed because I feel like I have made a lot of progress since my last interview and wanted to prove that I can do this well. Turns out they had a scheduling mishap and ended up calling me soon after our meeting was supposed to finish. Luckily we were able to figure out a time tomorrow before my interview to meet. As I write this and still feel anxious about tomorrow I continue to remind myself that I deserve this. If I weren't ready for this opportunity, I wouldn't be given it. 

### Thursday
Today was interview day. Jake had another hard night and needed to cleaned up after so we got a appointment to see the Vet on Monday. I had a longer morning because I was working on processing my emotions, both excitement fear came into play and I needed to discern what to do moving forward. I did many breathing exercises preparing myself. I hopped into the interview via Microsoft teams and was immediately met by two kind smiling faces. After the initial introductions, my nerves started to subside and I was able to relax and be clearheaded. I feel as if I answered clearly and concisely. The questions I didn't know the answers to, I presented the knowledge I did have, and received good feedback on doing so.
All in all I really enjoyed my first interview, and look forward to learning more about this process. 

### Friday
Today was reward day. After doing so well yesterday and having all the happy chemicals that come along with it, I decided to make today a reward day. Now that doesn't mean I slacked off of my daily routine and work, it just means I was little nicer to myself throughout it. I got a special coffee from Dunkin instead of my home brew. I picked up some delicious takeout for lunch. I am making one of my favorite foods for dinner, tacos. All together today was a great day.

This week has been pretty hectic. From my dog Jake not feeling good and worrying about his health (He is 16+ years old), all the way to the amazing feeling of doing great on my first interview. To say life has its ups and downs is an understatement. I for one feel like I am on a roller coater most of the time. Even so I still look forward to every day and do my best to be optimistic. I can't wait to see what next week brings and hope you will join me.