I suffered from panic attacks throughout my 20's. Recently I went to a cognitive behavioral therapist who guided me through a hyperventilation technique to simulate the physical symptoms of a panic attack. The results are amazing: practicing this technique three or so times a week for a month completely rid me of panic attacks. I recently was feeling stressed about a work trip and "tuned up" the night before by going through a session and had no issues.
The therapist said this cures 99% of patients. The "golden feather" in a CBT therapist's hat.
The technique:
Sitting down, as rapidly as you can, take a deep breath in and blow it out. Do this 40 times. Blow out all your air and hold your breath for as long as you can (1 - 2 minutes for me, stop when you start to get convulsions or you may pass out). During this time observe your tingling hands, light headed feeling, sweaty palms etc. This is a normal result of an excess of oxygen in your body. It cannot hurt you. Now take a deep breath and hold it for 15-20 seconds. Start immediately and repeat two more times for a total of three. Repeat three times a week for a month. If you start to feel panic more often, start your treatment again (this is rarely necessary).
The first time will be the scariest. After that it gets MUCH easier I promise. It may be helpful to see a CBT therapist to talk you through it the first time. It will change your life.
That technique coupled with a mild anti anxiety medication has completely feed me of anxiety and panic.
That's funny, I've been following my passions and now I'm a data scientist.
I can split my friends into two groups: those that followed their passions and are happy, and those that did not and have loans for silly things, egos that depend on their career, and a consistent need for validation by society.
Following your passion isn't about instant gratification, perhaps people are disappointed by this.
It's very hard to find good people. If you're good at what you do you'll easily find an appealing position once you sort out culture. Stay away from the megalomaniacs deluded enough to think you have time (or reason) to do in depth research on their company along with the many others you are applying to.
This isn't an internship, you are already valuable.
No one said anything about doing in-depth research before applying, and while good people are hard to find, they're not unicorns. If you're walking into an interview without any background knowledge on the company or position that you're hoping to get hired for, you're at a severe disadvantage to those that do show the tiniest shred of initiative.
Your attitude strikes me as remarkably entitled and arrogant: "I didn't spend any time learning anything about this company, what the challenges are, etc, BUT I'm really smart and talented, so you have no choice but to hire me."
Sounds like looking for applicants who show they care even a little bit is a great heuristic :)
Seriously? It's hard enough to find talented people. Why do you expect them to research and understand your company along with 100 others they are applying to?
Smart people will grasp your product once they get going; I'm more interested in their intelligence, skills, and experience. If your product is sufficiently complicated that a solid engineer might not understand it's market appeal three weeks in good luck selling it.
Sounds to me like you like it when people who interview flatter you with their understanding of your amazing invention.
It's reasonable to not do in-depth research on every company you apply to during a job search (though some would argue that the smart applicant does exactly that and applies to far fewer jobs with a more personalized, targeted approach).
It's completely unreasonable to walk into an interview without having the foggiest idea of what the company does. This isn't complicated; take an hour or two before an interview to learn about the company, the competitors, and the space in general. Yeah, you might get hired by someone without doing that, but you're at a disadvantage against other applicants who understand that "talented" isn't enough.
What's the point of using Windows as a Dev or data science environment anyway? Everything is built and works well in Linux, scripting is powerful, it's free, etc.. seriously asking.
When you work for a company that gives you Windows PC's, and have a horrible Linux environment (through a network, not on your laptop). From a Python standpoint, there is no down side to developing in Windows.
It's easier for me to install the Python libraries I need in Windows than to install them on Linux where I don't have root privileges.
