Isaac Oresanya

There is data you look at every week.
And data you never think to check.
Sometimes the second kind is the one that explains everything.

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Isaac Oresanya

The hardest part of learning is admitting you don't know.

Once you say "I'm confused," people help.

Pretending wastes everyone's time.

Questions are not weakness.

1 day ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Being consistent is not the same as being perfect.
Showing up on an average day matters more than performing well on a good one.

1 day ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

A lot of career growth looks boring while it is happening.
Repeating a task.
Fixing small mistakes.
Explaining the same thing better than last month.

2 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Before showing a number, decide what job it needs to do.
Should it warn, explain, compare, or reassure.
One metric trying to do all four usually does none of them well.

2 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Cleaning data is not just fixing errors.
It is also asking why the error happened.
That question usually leads to the real insight.

3 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

A chart can be right and still feel useless.
That usually means the answer came before the question.
If people cannot see the problem, the insight feels random.

3 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Showing only the good half of a number is still a lie.
It just looks cleaner.
Honest data work means showing the part that makes the story complicated too.

4 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

Context is not extra information.
It is the part that makes the number mean something.
Without it, you are just handing someone a puzzle with no picture on the box.

4 days ago | [YT] | 1

Isaac Oresanya

You don't need to know everything before you start.
You just need to know enough to take the next step.
The rest comes as you go.

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