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Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by punkspider »

Tutanota1 wrote: post #7

Learning machine learning through maths and implementing some of the most common ML algorithms from scratch. Writing technical blogs - I find it easy to write topics where there is no right or wrong, just a perspective. But would like to write some technical stuffs i learnt over the year.

1. Your first one is also on my list.

2. I have written technical blogs and it is very rewarding when you see your article ranking at the top of Google, and people sharing it because it is genuinely useful.

I may have some advice here.

If you've never had a blog, you'll be surprised how easily you can rank in search engines and get visitors. Technical blogs that haven't been tainted by monetization aren't as many as you'd think. You probably see many of them here on HN, but in Google most websites fight to stay on top for major keywords to make money.

Furthermore, many experts don't write. You'll be amazed when you start seeing impressions in Google Search Console (their dashboard for search activity).

I highly recommend: - Setup the site quick, in an imperfect state - Post a few articles in an imperfect state - Install Google Search Console

Then follow the data in Search Console - you'll see which keywords and pages are getting traction. From there, keep posting what you think would be helpful for people like you.

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by geocrasher »

jawns wrote: post #23

One of the skills I already have is the ability to work with difficult people or take on projects that need to be rescued and turn them around. That has been a valuable skill and has allowed me to develop a brand around it. However, that doesn't mean that I enjoy working with difficult people or cleaning up other people's messes. I find those people just as off-putting as everyone else; I just happen to be better at…

I use this same (or similar) skill to solve the unsolvable problems by listening to a customers needs, which usually somebody hasn't done by the time they get to me, and then work on fulfilling that need in a way the customer never would have expected. It's very rewarding and turns a negative interaction into a positive one. It's customer service 101 type stuff, but when you get the technical side involved, and you're competent, you become more than a punching bag and become the solution. It's so fun.

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by CalRobert »

I keep hearing about people building entire programs with Claude, etc and I haven’t figured that out yet. So far I use and like copilot, etc but it’s just a slight improvement, nothing huge. I’d like to figure out what I’m missing.

Also, professional development. I think I’ve never learned to sell myself.

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by mettamage »

Sleep, making quite some progress and it shows. I want to be even better.

Dev-wise: python and SQL. I have some skill in both but my new job requires it.

non-technical: marketing. My new job will be a good opportunity for it.

Perhaps also leetcode, but only if I can scooch that in.

Creative skill: starting any side project really.

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by binarymax »

Tutanota1 wrote: post #7

Learning machine learning through maths and implementing some of the most common ML algorithms from scratch. Writing technical blogs - I find it easy to write topics where there is no right or wrong, just a perspective. But would like to write some technical stuffs i learnt over the year.

Hey! Not sure if you're looking for recommendations, but Andrew Ng's original coursera course for Machine Learning is what you're looking for. I took the course back in 2015 but it's timeless, and gives you the algo and maths foundations you're looking for.

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by ttoinou »

jawns wrote: post #23

One of the skills I already have is the ability to work with difficult people or take on projects that need to be rescued and turn them around. That has been a valuable skill and has allowed me to develop a brand around it. However, that doesn't mean that I enjoy working with difficult people or cleaning up other people's messes. I find those people just as off-putting as everyone else; I just happen to be better at…

Those are great skills. Would another course of action work for you ? For example selecting projects that bring more money, so as to spend less time on those boring projects (saved time could be used on things you enjoy then)

Re: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

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Post by BadHumans »

geocrasher wrote: post #33

I want to learn how to properly build a habit/routine that isn't dopamine driven. I have ADHD and I recently realized, even as I'm pushing 50 years old, that all of my hobbies, habits, and "likes" have been dopamine driven. I need to learn how to exclude the reward of a dopamine hit as the reason for doing something. Resources welcome.

I would recommend you read Tiny Habits by Dr BJ Fogg. A lot of people recommend Atomic Habits but I will go against the grain and say I don't think Atomic Habits is a good book and Tiny Habits is a much better read.
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