The Dirty Little Secret Every Data Scientist Knows (but won't admit)

In May of last year, I needed surgery to fix my left knee in hopes that I could get back to running, one of my favorite activities. Now, you may be thinking "what the heck does this have to do with Data Science?", but during my recovery I found more parallels than you might think. I started to make the connection a few months into rehab, with all of the squats, icing, balancing drills, and massages. Getting back into running shape was so similar to the tasks I had to do on a daily basis to build a strong data science culture. Even more, I came to realize that data science today is much like preparing for and running a marathon (something few do, and even less do well).