One of the great myths in the technosphere is that musicians make good programmers because music is like math. I disagree. Music is not enough like math for any relevant or significant skill transfer.

Abstract thinking helps you find patterns in data and explain meaning through stories and ideas. It also supports humor, creativity, and problem-solving beyond what you can observe. Concrete thinking ...

Connecting ideas in creative ways ...

Schema fit enables hard ideas to click, learn assimilation vs accommodation and use pattern testing to understand faster ...

Ken Van Haren and Chris Stanley were data scientists at Google and Square, respectively, who found themselves frustrated by how much time they were spending wrangling infrastructure versus doing ...