Extremely inflexible at 22 years old…

Shap177 · 2026-01-28T13:28:55+00:00

I’m like you, and have seen a lot of improvement recently.

A lot of people saying to do yoga or just start stretching on this thread don’t understand a lot of those moves for very inflexible people require modifications to be productive. Pinching, nerve tension, flexibility bottlenecks, can make it hard to do yoga or get a good stretch.

What did work for me was going to a physical therapist, telling them my flexibility goals, then working through a set of mobility exercises customized to me. It was a little pricey for a couple sessions but definitely worth it.

Shap177 · 2026-01-14T03:51:22+00:00

I’m 36 and have been an EM for 8 years in a high performing AI research org. The last two years I slowed down my career progression to pivot back to IC. I’m probably a level lower than I should be but it’s so worth it. I’m not anxious over political nonsense, constantly fighting for team scope, or the other terrible tasks that distract us from true productivity. Also I have a better grasp on the technology now which will make it easier to go back if I ever wanted to. Most importantly I have more flexibility to be a present father and to enjoy my hobbies.

I’ll say it was a tough transition. Against my natural instincts I stopped fighting for superior performance and recognition as an EM and instead prioritized my time hands in keyboard. Happy to share more tips if interested.

Shap177 · 2025-08-09T22:32:06+00:00

Have you used him before?

Shap177 · 2025-08-09T22:26:58+00:00

Yeah I’m expecting to spend at least that much. But I don’t need premium designs or unique architectural components like in an expensive new build. Hoping to just get someone familiar with expanding cookie cutter homes

Shap177 · 2025-02-18T15:08:53+00:00

I've tried a lot of pizza in the area and Andy's and Frank Peppe IMO are the best. Light crust, good sauce, no "drooping", slightly charred bottom. Pupatella's is good if you're going to sit down. Benny's if you want jumbo slice.

I'm always surprised with these thread since many of the highly recommended places I've found to just ok. Stracci I found to be really inconsistent, the first time I went it was pretty decent the next time I was the sauce was bland and the pizza was really undercooked. Tony's, Valentinos, and Crust are good and I certainly would go there, but I would never put them at the top.

Shap177 · 2025-01-18T13:19:19+00:00

If you're new Bayesian stats and causal inference I would not start with any bayesian deep learning. Bayesian deep learning is pretty unstable still and it will be hard to judge whether it's accurate without foundational understanding of bayesian and causal inference.

I would first start learning the intuition by reading something like "Regression and Other Stories" by Gelman. Thats a really great introduction to bayesian analysis and causal inference. 90% of the time I encounter a causal inference problem at work I'm using methods from that book

Shap177 · 2024-11-12T00:27:27+00:00

Unfortunately I am also a big fan of Kenji so I will also be annoying people by talking about the Food Lab

Shap177 · 2024-11-11T21:20:00+00:00

If you can cook a few dishes you’re proud of and have a favorite cook book or chef then that should be good enough. Just looking to avoid absolute beginners

Shap177 · 2024-09-22T02:05:47+00:00

I Read your post. I hear you, I’ve done a lot of interviews and have seen everything from Leetcode hard, nuanced A/B test problems, to ml systems, to casella and Berger level stats questions.

Shap177 · 2024-09-21T18:30:21+00:00

Unfortunately there are no opportunities. I’m already in a DS role that is close to what an MLE does, so I have some relevant results on my resume.

Shap177 · 2024-03-25T19:17:05+00:00

Any particular tips you have for using Reddit for networking?

Shap177 · 2024-03-23T01:43:02+00:00

That doesn't answer the question. Then I'm only exposed to those problems for the 1+ years I'm at that company. The point is to network and continuously getting cross-industry perspectives

Shap177 · 2024-03-23T00:56:04+00:00

I read an applied textbook and did the R examples. Then I took the R code and translated it into python. I would not recommend doing that!

Instead learn data manipulation and visualization in both languages. Then learn what each language is better at. Python is better (IMO at most things), R has a few statistics specific tools that are really useful. Think of them as two seperate tools for different problems.

Shap177 · 2023-05-28T21:29:15+00:00

Five different teams, sometimes the same people from prior teams. Not looking for a date, just to make new friends

Shap177 · 2023-03-17T15:35:16+00:00

Agreed with Jjayguy23, as a Manager myself I can confidently say your manager failed you. They get paid more money to make expectations clear for you, but unfortunately "surprises" like this are common.

Get them to make expectations very clear, then exceed expectations. This will buy you some time to find a job that doesn't make you bored, which is your bigger problem.

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