It's interesting that he highlights and bolds "tracking this takes less than a minute a day", when the project takes up such a substantial amount of his mental real estate. It seems fitting that a man so interested in tracking numbers would miss the untrackable, arguably more important, items (e.g. freedom from mental encumbrances).
Author here. Granted, absolutely. I think you have a great point. I understand this might seem downright neurotic. While I really am into numbers, or rather, finding out how things really work, to me, this has been more about learning R properly and doing so in a context of both novelty and perhaps some degree of relevance. In a way it has been my tinkering hobby to take my thoughts off the wicked problems I deal with at work.
But you're absolutely right that this has taken some accumulated amount of effort to build. If I had done this as a consulting project, it would have cost something like two decades worth of clothes. So as a total investment, hardly worth the while. But I would to think that perhaps something good comes out of this way of looking at it.
Now I'm in a way done and find that I look for the next thing to fill that new void in my mental real estate.
It’s pretty obvious that this is enjoyable for him. I’m guessing it is a chance to combine hobbies (clothing) and professional interests (analysis). Cut the guy a break...
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It's interesting that he highlights and bolds "tracking this takes less than a minute a day", when the project takes up such a substantial amount of his mental real estate. It seems fitting that a man so interested in tracking numbers would miss the untrackable, arguably more important, items (e.g. freedom from mental encumbrances).
Author here. Granted, absolutely. I think you have a great point. I understand this might seem downright neurotic. While I really am into numbers, or rather, finding out how things really work, to me, this has been more about learning R properly and doing so in a context of both novelty and perhaps some degree of relevance. In a way it has been my tinkering hobby to take my thoughts off the wicked problems I deal with at work.
But you're absolutely right that this has taken some accumulated amount of effort to build. If I had done this as a consulting project, it would have cost something like two decades worth of clothes. So as a total investment, hardly worth the while. But I would to think that perhaps something good comes out of this way of looking at it.
Now I'm in a way done and find that I look for the next thing to fill that new void in my mental real estate.
It’s pretty obvious that this is enjoyable for him. I’m guessing it is a chance to combine hobbies (clothing) and professional interests (analysis). Cut the guy a break...