More often than not, aspiring researchers tend to waste a lot of time with their research, especially when it comes to machine learning. They ponder around to find an unachievable idea or drag the process of carrying out their machine learning research for too long. So, below are given some of the best habits for budding machine learning researchers to strategise the process. First and foremost, before getting into these, one must have a good understanding of the machine learning concepts and fundamental principles. These best habits mentioned below are not technical but are a guide towards how one can save on time when thinking about starting a machine learning research. Whatever technical skills one has developed over time, they best come out when one puts them to the test on real-world problems or instead on the type of problems that are fun and exciting to them.