Daniel Bourke

Stories

Stick and lick

The letters would come in. I’d read some of them. Builders notices. That’s who we worked for. A building company. We’d be in the mail room for hours. One box would fill up, then another would come in. More letters. Thank you Rina. Jordan and I listened

Machine Learning

Getting your computer ready for machine learning: How, what and why you should use Anaconda, Miniconda and Conda

What are Anaconda, Miniconda and Conda? How do you create a Conda environment for machine learning? Why should you use them? This article will show you.

Life and Living

Think you're always right? Answering these 4 questions will show you otherwise

Your brain is playing a continual trick on you. Every thought you think, your brain believes it's true. This isn't a bad thing. It's efficient. But sometimes it pays to see how quickly your view of the world can change. You can practice by

Writing

How I became a better writer

I practice creativity every day. Like I work my muscles through different movements, I need to work my creativity by making things. This morning it's writing. Every day it's writing. A writer doesn't need much. A blank page and a tool to write with.

Creating

Use what works

Focus on the content more than the medium. What's the story you're trying to tell? Tell it. I asked Sam, does having a more expensive gi (the karate outfit) make you better at Jiu Jitsu? No. Does having a more expensive camera make your videos better?

Creating

No explanations

That’s rule number 1. When you want to learn something new, when you want to create something new, you’ll hold yourself back. Why? Because that’s what you’re searching for. A reason why. A reason you can give to someone about why you’re doing what you’

Creating

No one will be as interested as you

The thing you want to work on. Your health. Your side project. The book you’re writing. The movie you’re making. The girl you’re interested in. The boy you’ve got a crush on. The dreams you have. The country you want to travel to. You know the

Life and Living

I realised this shit it isn’t a race

Coconut sunscreen reminds me of the island we go to every year. I put some on and was taken back. Transported to the beach. Running around on the sand. Feeling the heat. Good times. Good fucking times. Being there makes me feel good. Thinking of it makes me feel good.

Career

Never take me off the tools

I heard about the promotions. A friend went up to the next role. He’d been after it for a while. I asked him. How is it? It’s good man. But I’m missing being hands-on. All that’s changed is I spend less time on the tools and

Career

An opportunity to get better

I read the criteria and thought, “that’s me.”, so I applied. Turns out. It wasn’t. The person on the other end thought I wasn’t experienced enough. Good. An opportunity to get better. An opportunity to get better and try again. An opportunity to learn more and try

Creating

The creative habit

Treat creativity as a habit. If you want to be more creative, practice being more creative. I wanted to get better at writing, so I started writing every day. I wanted to get better at making videos, so I started making videos every week. Creativity isn't only for

Business

Staying in business

The kitchen down the road has changed hands 3 times in the last 3 years. This time I think they're staying. They've found their groove. I had eggs and greens there this morning. They were delicious. One of the ladies put extra mushrooms on the side.

Stories

Vibrations

I was 8 and so was he. Sitting on the bus during a school trip looking out the window. Talking about 8-year-old things. We started playing eye spy. Eye spy with my little eye. The one with the letters. I had a turn. He got it. He starts talking. I

YouTube

Why your studying routine is f*cked

If you want to learn something, remember these. Reduce the search space There's an abundance of things to learn online. But having too many decisions leads to no decisions. Pick something, do your research on what you need to learn and learn it. If it works out, keep

Machine Learning

A 6 Step Field Guide for Building Machine Learning Projects

Have data and want to know how you can use machine learning with it? Read this.

iOS 13 comes out today, but when was the last time you had a software update?

If your phone gets a new way of thinking every year, why can't you?

$150 million

There's a lottery in my country tonight. It's the biggest ever. $150 million tax-free. All the news outlets are talking about it. All the TV channels. We talked about it at the dinner table. Asked the question, what would you do with the money? I thought

How do you deal with the flames?

These are the kind of scenarios I try to avoid. I don't want to talk to an actor. I want to talk to someone who is real. I can go to the movies and see an actor. That's what they're paid to do. But

With opportunity comes responsibility

Not admitting times are good, means getting rid of the responsibility. When you say the odds are stacked against you, all it does is get in your way. Odds go in your favour and then they don't. Life is a never-ending stream of problem-solving. Some will be harder

Life Lessons

Sitting at the break room table

Good mentors are hard to come by. If you're lucky enough to find one, let them know.

Let it happen

Your heart beats without a single thought. Your kidneys filter 200 litres of fluid every day without batting an eye. Your ears let sounds in without you interfering. It would help if you treated the things you knew you had to do the same. Let them happen.

Business

I earned $10,363.60 online last month, here's how

I left my job two months ago. Since then, I've tripled my salary.

Career

The Hidden Powers of Imposter Syndrome

“How do you know your coding skills are ready for a professional setting?”

Food

The simple approach to health

Health doesn't have to be complicated.

Life Lessons

Choose Your Own Character, Not Someone Else’s

Whose game are you playing?