👋 Hey there! - TJ Palanca

%% [[👋 Hey there!]] is generated from [[Website Home]] %% > [!quote|notitle] About Me > I’m **[[👤 About|👤 TJ Palanca]]**, a data person passionate about building [[Data Products|data products]] that supercharge people's daily lives. I currently manage the Data Platform at [ExpressVPN](https://expressvpn.com). I am a husband and father. I live in [[Singapore]], and grew up in the [[Philippines]]. ## Now Check **[[⭐️ Now]]** 7 days ago for what I'm currently up to. I also write a short newsletter about data and society, but mainly it's about stuff I've read trawling through the web. My latest post is **[[Digital gardens, Parenting, and Coffee]]** 7 days ago and you can see all issues [[📰 Newsletter|here]]. ## Writing This is where most of my writing for public consumption takes place. I write 📌 [[📌 Articles|long-form articles]], 💭 [[💭 Thoughts|short-form thoughts]], ✨ [[✨ TILs|today-I-learned]]'s, and record some of my 🗣️ [[🗣️ Talks|talks]]. Here's a sample of the latest: - [[Writing/Learning/Nerfing Google Analytics to be more privacy-friendly.md|Nerfing Google Analytics to be more privacy-friendly]] ∙ May 20 2023 - [[Writing/Thoughts/On Newborn Parenting.md|On Newborn Parenting]] ∙ Feb 25 2023 - [[Writing/Thoughts/How the 2008 Financial Crisis Still Affects Us.md|How the 2008 Financial Crisis Still Affects Us]] ∙ Nov 08 2022 - [[Writing/Learning/Restoring modification timestamps in cloned git repos.md|Restoring modification timestamps in cloned git repos]] ∙ Aug 07 2022 - [[Writing/Thoughts/Decision Reversibility.md|Decision Reversibility]] ∙ Dec 01 2021 - [[Writing/Thoughts/The Map is not the Territory.md|The Map is not the Territory]] ∙ Sep 18 2021 - [[Writing/Talks/Data analytics in emerging markets.md|Data analytics in emerging markets]] ∙ Sep 16 2021 - [[Writing/Talks/Harnessing the Power of Data.md|Harnessing the Power of Data]] ∙ Nov 24 2020 - [[Writing/Articles/A data team's product is decisions.md|A data team's product is decisions]] ∙ Oct 11 2020 - [[Writing/Thoughts/Dealing with model uncertainty in data products.md|Dealing with model uncertainty in data products]] ∙ Aug 06 2020 I'm also writing [[Developing Data]], a book on building data practices within companies operating in developing market contexts. ## Library The [[📚 Library]] houses maps of content centering around a particular theme, serving as entry points into the garden. Here are some of the recently updated maps: - [[Library/Data Engineering.md|Data Engineering]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Library/Programming.md|Programming]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Library/Data Products.md|Data Products]] ∙ 2 days ago - [[Library/Society.md|Society]] ∙ 2 days ago - [[Library/Data Science.md|Data Science]] ∙ 3 days ago - [[Library/Data.md|Data]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Library/Personal Knowledge Management.md|Personal Knowledge Management]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Library/Design.md|Design]] ∙ 6 days ago - [[Library/Digital Privacy.md|Digital Privacy]] ∙ 6 days ago - [[Library/Cryptocurrencies.md|Cryptocurrencies]] ∙ 17 days ago ## Garden In my digital [[🪴 Garden]], I collect, cultivate, and develop ideas, with the hope that I can share with others, get feedback, and find other people who are interested in the topic. Here are some of my latest updated notes: > [!info]- Card Types > - 💡 **Ideas**: interesting concepts, methodologies, and phenomena > - 👤 **People**: people of note, thought leaders, industry experts > - 🏢 **Companies**: organizations and businesses > - 📍 **Places**: places of note, countries, regions, and other geographies > - 📆 **Events**: events that occur at a specific point in time > - 🛠️ **Tools**: tools (usually software) that I encounter in daily life and work > - 📎 **Summaries**: summaries of a source, usually books > - 🗂️ **Cards**: general card types that don't fit above categories - [[Cards/Ideas/Future of Data Science.md|Future of Data Science]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Cards/Ideas/Interpersonal Skills in Technology.md|Interpersonal Skills in Technology]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Cards/Ideas/Dark Side of Technology.md|Dark Side of Technology]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Cards/Tools/R (Language).md|R (Language)]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Cards/Ideas/Loneliness.md|Loneliness]] ∙ 2 days ago - [[Cards/Ideas/Large Language Models.md|Large Language Models]] ∙ 3 days ago - [[Cards/Ideas/Big Data.md|Big Data]] ∙ 4 days ago - [[Cards/Ideas/My Personal Knowledge Management Setup.md|My Personal Knowledge Management Setup]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Cards/Tools/Apple x-callback-url Specification.md|Apple x-callback-url Specification]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Cards/General/Philippines Coffee Industry.md|Philippines Coffee Industry]] ∙ 6 days ago ## Reading The [[📖 Reading]] feed contains highlights and notes from content that I consume, hopefully to be turned into summaries and ideas that bubble up into the [[🪴 Garden]]. - [[Sources/Articles/I Look at You and All I See Is Failure.md|I Look at You and All I See Is Failure]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Sources/Articles/New Data Scientists Tips for Success.md|New Data Scientists Tips for Success]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Sources/Articles/Radical Change Is Coming to Data Science Jobs.md|Radical Change Is Coming to Data Science Jobs]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Sources/Articles/The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators in America.md|The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators in America]] ∙ 19 hours ago - [[Sources/Articles/Doing Data Science Right — Your Most Common Questions Answered.md|Doing Data Science Right — Your Most Common Questions Answered]] ∙ 2 days ago - [[Sources/Articles/Big Data Is Dead.md|Big Data Is Dead]] ∙ 4 days ago - [[Sources/Articles/What It Takes to Think Deeply About Complex Problems.md|What It Takes to Think Deeply About Complex Problems]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Sources/Books/Building a Second Brain.md|Building a Second Brain]] ∙ 5 days ago - [[Sources/Articles/How GDPR Is Failing.md|How GDPR Is Failing]] ∙ 6 days ago - [[Sources/Articles/How to Run Your First Meeting as a New manager.md|How to Run Your First Meeting as a New manager]] ∙ 6 days ago