Insights and thoughts

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations nearly 2,000 years ago, but his ideas about objectivity, fallibility, and teamwork align surprisingly well with modern data analytics. This article draws parallels between selected passages from Meditations and core thinking skills every analyst needs.

The mean is the most commonly used measure of central tendency, but it only works well when data follows a normal, bell-shaped distribution. In most real-world cases, the median is a more reliable and robust indicator of what is typical.

Buying newer and better tech feels like a productivity upgrade, but it rarely is. The real bottleneck is rarely the tool; it is the knowledge and habits behind it. Limitations, in contrast, can make you sharper.

Most businesses collect data but few manage it well. This article explains what a proper data strategy looks like, how to assess where your organisation stands today, and how to use the PAC Method to build one step by step.

A practical guide to better decision-making. Key points from Shane Parrish's book: recognise your defaults, build inner strength, protect yourself with safeguards, improve how you make decisions, and live a life aligned with what matters.

From the history of reading to how AI is changing information retrieval, and why books still offer irreplaceable benefits for the brain, focus, and connection.

Flow is a SwiftUI-based iOS app built to block doom scrolling; this story covers how I vibe coded it with AI tooling, navigated Apple's frameworks, and partnered with my brother to ship it.

Data stories work when they have a clear claim, focused evidence and facts, and a visible outcome that closes the loop. Using the CF+O (Claim-Facts-Outcome) structure to guide your argument, design for the audience with purposeful titles and annotated visuals, and anchor everything to a single five‑second moment that changes what the audience believes or does next.

From semantic models to AI agents: how NL2SQL tools and MCP‑connected assistants evolved self‑service analytics, letting anyone query and visualise live databases in plain language.