@Atlas92936
Glad someone talked about this. Taking many courses won't necessarily make you better, and you may just end up wasting money. Try to create more, and you'll become a better problem solver and thinker. Practice, Create, Practice, Create. Play around with stuff. That will make you better.
@dividendstockpicker9531
He is one step ahead, I buy courses, but don't finish them
@haojiang4882
According to Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist at Stanford, THE best way to learn is to make and fix mistakes during repeated practice on a single detail under different scenarios, as many as possible, and mistakes are essential in the process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. However, ironically, taking courses basically takes all that mistake-making away from you. So it's pretty reasonable to say that taking courses is an overrated way of learning. By the way, I highly recommend Andrew Huberman's podcast. Check it out if you're interested.
@KenJee_ds
What happens if you become a project addict??? Asking for a friend...
@LukeBarousse
The message EVERYONE needs to hear!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@VikingMan44
This is good advice. I've been quite the opposite throughout my career and that fact is one of the primary reasons I have been so successful. I'll take a course every so often, but then I immediately turn to real world experience to truly solidify the knowledge in my brain. Until you see the technology implemented top to bottom in a system that actually does something useful, it often remains an abstract concept that needs to take root. There is no teacher quite like experience.
@Cerivitus
Think I had this mentality a few years back.The best approach to learn is building a roadmap of what you want and from there leverage the courses you have access to learn what is required to accomplish your project goal
@samueljint
Alex quería agradecerte porque me motivaste a seguir este camino de Data analyst y ahora estoy a pocos meses de empezar mi nuevo trabajo yo soy músico venezolano y vivo en chile muchas gracias...Alex wanted to thank you because you motivated me to follow this path of Data analyst and now I am a few months away from starting my new job I am a Venezuelan musician and I live in Chile, thank you very much
@Taruney
I didn't know anything about Google datasets. I learned something new today
@Nikopup
I just started learning SQL last Wednesday and I'm a person who can get stuck in a course loop too. I'm at that point where I know I need to start playing around with datasets since I have a decent grasp of at least the very basic commands now, but I guess I'm a bit timid. So I appreciate this message very much! I think I watched this video at the right timing for me to hear it. Thank you Alex for all your insights and wisdom!
@taylorbosier
Interviewer: "Can you tell me what a join is?" Me: "Hold on, let me pull up "TOP 10 SICKEST SQL SKILLS YOU NEED TO KNOW" on youtube"
@jackieyi
Totally agree, sometimes I just spend more time learning something that I already knew but once I try to start my project, I found that I could not apply those skills in my project, so spending more time practicing on your project, instead of taking too many courses.
@zaidvoyage4277
Alex i took more than 10 courses on Data analyst and I cant focus on anyone ... Thanks man , I needed this video
@Mandelbrot567
I had this problem with SQL, then I found some books and websites with SQL practice exercises (with answers), these did help as well.
@avishekbiswas4121
Lol at the video title (insta like for you!) really love the fact that it's short and to the point which makes up a fraction of youtube videos these days. I totally agree with you that implementation is what counts. You can take a bunch of courses but the real world is so different since it's imperfect compared to a course's idealised environment. I should know cause I took courses in VBA and no matter how much I studied and learned the program it's only by applying it on the job that I felt comfortable in my abilities. Speaking of which, I have to really thank you Alex for helping me get my data analyst position. The dark times are over! My title is project management officer but it's basically a data analyst position specialised in using Excel and VBA. You are a godsend to the analytics community thanks so much and please make more videos
@athanikarammy7476
Courses after some times are like little comfort zones it gives you a fake validation that you have leaened something but you want learned anything in reality ,nowadays there are many websites trying to sell you courses on. Data Science , Programming .My advice is learn as much from free resources as possible guys ❤️❤️
@JoeG2324
very true. alot of times people take courses and never touch the material for at least a week or so and forget it. Whatever course you take, you'll need repetition and solving problems whether they are real world or just made up projects.
@sarahbrooks4403
Thank you so much, I bookmarked your links. Love this stuff! Thank you thank you!
@searez7251
"A place between Heaven and Hell" is the meaning of Purgatory that I found in urban dictionary. When I tried to apply the two types of learners Alex, mentioned in this video to the definition in the dictionary, it does really fit perfectly to me. If I am following only one of the two methods of learning I will be better than knowing nothing (above hell) but will not be a master of the subject(below heaven/top). Thank you, Alex, it was an eye-opener, and it really comes at the right time to me.
@AlexTheAnalyst