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Here are some tips that have helped me overcome my negative thoughts: *Set realistic goals* : Unrealistic goals can lead to feelings of inadequacy and failure. *Focus on your own progress* : Focus on your own progress and celebrate your own achievements. *Practice self-compassion* : It’s normal to make mistakes and have setbacks. *Surround yourself with positive people* : Spend time with supportive and encouraging people rather than those who are negative and critical. *Seek support* : consider seeking support from a therapist or counselor. *Remember your "why"* : focus on the bigger picture. *Practice mindfulness* : Don’t get lost in the past or future. Staying present in the moment can reduce your self-doubt. *Learn to appreciate yourself* : Celebrate your progress and milestones.

Never Feeling Enough

Swirling Visions

**Get Current** • **Review “Next Actions” lists** — Take inventory of the tasks and reminders you have coming up. • **Review previous calendar data** — Flip through the last 2-3 weeks of calendar items to look for any outstanding items of things that may require follow-up. • **Review upcoming calendar** — Zoom in on the future by looking ahead at your calendar items. Ensure that anything you need to prepare for is captured on your task list. • **Review “Waiting For” list** — Reflect on outstanding items you need from others and make a note of what requires follow-up or impacts your own work. • **Review “Projects” (and “Larger Outcome”) Lists** — Look through any and all project lists to assess their progress and make additional action items to drive initiatives forward. • **Review any relevant checklists** — Assess any other lists that are relevant to work and life that may need your attention.

The Weekly Review

Todoist

Here’s what the entity resolution query looks like: ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97ec307e-6b10-46fd-8b6a-773f9f163875_1212x728.png) I’m joining the table with itself on state + zipcode to reduce the search space and using string similarity thresholds for filtering potential duplicates. In entity resolution methodology this is known as “blocking.”

Fundamental Data Engineering Concepts - Part 2

Ergest Xheblati

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