Episode 55: [Value Boost] Why Data Scientists are Focus-Poor (and the Software Developer’s Solution to Fix It)
About this episode
Have you ever noticed that software developers are frequently more productive than data scientists? The reason has nothing to do with coding ability.
Software developers have known for decades that the real key to productivity lies somewhere else.
In this quick Value Boost episode, software developer turned CEO Ben Johnson joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to discuss the focus management techniques that transformed his 20-year development career – which you can use to transform your data science productivity right now.
Get ready to discover:
- The Kanban and focus currency techniques that replace notification-driven chaos [02:09]
- A 90-day planning system that beats imposter syndrome and drives results [03:09]
- Why two-hour focus blocks outperform constant context switching [04:19]
- The habit tracking method that helps you consistently “win the day” [06:12]
Guest Bio
Ben Johnson is the CEO and Founder of Particle 41, a development firm that helps businesses accelerate their application development, data science and DevOps projects.
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- Connect with Genevieve on LinkedIn
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