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Code. Teach yourself how to code. Create a project that you would find useful. Given your finance background, create a system to manage your personal finances or automate some of the tasks you perform at work. You have the mathematics background, so logic isn't a hurdle. If the glove fits... code.
Which language though? Coming from someone who knows a bit but doesn't work in the field.
I appreciate the skills the Center For Applied rationality instilled in me most every day. >Ever made a mistake? Missed an opportunity? Of course; but what’s interesting is how cognitive scientists have found even highly educated and successful people to make predictable errors in judgement, and just knowing about these experiments often isn’t enough to prevent these mistakes. It actually takes practice to form new m…
Three most profitable things I've learned: writing, sales, and machine learning.
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For me the original plan was bilingual (English/Japanese) plus engineering but I ended up getting more career mileage out of being able to program rings around most SaaS companies' marketing teams. (A high bar that is not.) You can pick many, many things here, though. Combining programming (any stack which lets you ship things) plus any other white collar profession works well, too. Try embedding in anybody's workday…
could you elaborate on what you do when "programming rings around most SaaS companies' marketing teams" ? Thanks!
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For me the original plan was bilingual (English/Japanese) plus engineering but I ended up getting more career mileage out of being able to program rings around most SaaS companies' marketing teams. (A high bar that is not.) You can pick many, many things here, though. Combining programming (any stack which lets you ship things) plus any other white collar profession works well, too. Try embedding in anybody's workday…
could you elaborate on what you do when "programming rings around most SaaS companies' marketing teams" ? Thanks!
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Let's say, a coder with significant law knowledge, such that he knows more about law than all the other coders and more about code than all the lawyers, in a given company.
I think this is a good example. I would just add that it helps to be able to deflect when the lawyers come to you with all of their technology problems and coders come to you with legal problems (or whatever appropriate mix of skills and problems). You don't want to end up having to fix all the printers.
I appreciate the skills the Center For Applied rationality instilled in me most every day. >Ever made a mistake? Missed an opportunity? Of course; but what’s interesting is how cognitive scientists have found even highly educated and successful people to make predictable errors in judgement, and just knowing about these experiments often isn’t enough to prevent these mistakes. It actually takes practice to form new m…
Sounds interesting. Do they have a pdf or book out?
Why "finance (sigh)"? I'm aware HN doesn't have the highest regard for the finance industry, but I'd like to hear your perspective: What makes you not so proud of your current skills?
I think the skills are OK. I find the average personality type I encounter in finance a bit abrasive: one-dimensional, sharp-elbowed, too full of certainties. I worry that this might be a general phenomenon in the corporate world :/ (of course, these people also tend to be much much happier). The 'sigh' was almost reflexive: even writing the word 'finance' makes me feel bored.
This is one of the worst possible qualities to have in finance... well, unless you're on the sell-side.