Curiosity: Why Small AI Data Projects Can Transform Your Career
Something incredibly powerful happens when we approach and combine life and our career with curiosity.
Instead of chasing perfection or waiting for the right project, imagine giving yourself 30 to 45 minutes each day to explore a new idea:
Try a new AI tool.
Rebuild a classic data science workflow with modern methods.
Replicate a small feature you saw in a SaaS product.
Rebuilding a small SAS Viya model into a modern Python ML pipeline (in my case 🙃)
It does not need to be big. It does not need to be perfect. No need to pressure ourselves.
At the end of the day, every mini-experiment compounds! 💥
You find/learn new tools you would never learn in a course. And you create a portfolio using these tools in useful projects.
You connect the dots between data, AI, and real-world problems (you build personal use-cases).
You progress by adopting a consistent habit of acting, instead of thinking/planning.
For me, this is the best investment we can make in our career, because curiosity, once practised daily, becomes momentum. And I sincerely believe it will have the same impact on you! And it starts today.
Stay curious, build new ideas, and stay healthy!
The Healthy Scientist