Starting 365 Days of Data Science Journey

2 min read 355 words By Samir Paudel
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“365 Days of Data 🤖”

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This journey contains high levels of determinations, late-night coding antics, and a healthy dose of learning. Expect some laughs and a few bumps along the way!

Remember that guy who barely knew what sklearn was while analyzing FIFA data? Yep, that’s still me! 👋

But guess what? I’m about to embark on something either incredibly brave or incredibly crazy

The Master Plan

I’m diving into a 365-day data science journey with the hastag (#365daysofdata), armed with:

  • 1–2 years of coding experience (mostly spent fighting with indentation with Python)
  • A burning curiosity about NLP (because talking to machines seems cooler than talking to humans)
  • Pure determination (and occasional coffee when determination needs a boost)
  • The legendary Andrew NG as my first guide into ML wilderness (Let’s gooooo !!)

Why Am I Doing This? 🤔

Remember that moment when you see something so cool that your brain goes “I NEED TO LEARN THAT!”?

Yeah, that happened to me. One random project online, and boom! 💥 Here I am, ready to transform from a regular student into a data science ninja [(and hopefully not crash too many neural networks in the process……..)]

The Learning Arsenal

Current Stack:

my_skills = {
    'Solid': ['Python', 'EDA'],
    'Pretty Good': ['HTML', 'CSS', 'JS'],
    'About to Learn': ['Everything ML/DL'],
    'Secret Weapon': 'Ability to code at 3 AM',
    'Current Quest': 'Machine Learning by Andrew NG'
}

Follow The Adventure

Want to see how this madness unfolds? I’ll be posting daily logs on LinkedIn about:

  • My wins (no matter how small)
  • My fails (probably more entertaining)
  • Random “aha!” moments at 2 AM
  • Confused reactions to ML concepts
  • Celebration when code actually works

Let’s Connect!

Dear GitHub Copilot, we’re about to become best friends. Please be gentle.

One Last Note: If this journey inspires even one person to join the dark side (mode) of data science, my mission is accomplished! Let’s learn, fail, succeed, and probably drink way too much coffee together!

Update: Just realized I promised to post DAILY on LinkedIn. What have I gotten myself into? 😅

See you on the other side after 365 days !!!

Why 365 Days? It’s a long story that I’ll share in another blog post! 😅