https://sushmitagopalan.com/ Recent content on Sushmita V Gopalan Hugo en Sushmita V Gopalan https://sushmitagopalan.com/posts/navigating-data-science-careers/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://sushmitagopalan.com/posts/navigating-data-science-careers/ <p>A couple of months ago, I talked to the graduating class of the MA in Computational Social Science program at the University of Chicago. As a recent alumna, and member of the program&rsquo;s guinea pig cohort, I was excited to share my experiences from the last two years of being out in the world, and I figured a lot of what I shared with them is potentially applicable to a wide variety of data science job seekers.</p> https://sushmitagopalan.com/posts/happiness-an-outcome-variable/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://sushmitagopalan.com/posts/happiness-an-outcome-variable/ <p>I&rsquo;ve been feeling with growing certainty that barring extreme circumstances and mental or physical illness, whether you feel happy on a daily basis is mostly a function of habits. I&rsquo;ve noticed, anecdotally, that I tend to be happier on days I get adequate sunshine, exercise, don&rsquo;t use my phone too much, actually watch tv as opposed to letting Grey&rsquo;s Anatomy play while I scroll aimlessly through Twitter, etc. Conversely, I&rsquo;m more likely to wake up early, go outdoors, be productive, read and engage with other human beings on days I&rsquo;m feeling happier.</p>