Sumit Mukherjee

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It's Saturday morning and I'm at the gym. Today is leg day. Smith Machine Back Squats Leg Press Leg Extensions Leg Curls Seated Machine Calf Raises What does my day look like? -> After gym, I'll be working on practicing DSA for an hour. Maybe 2-3 questions from TUF+ -> Prepare notes on PySpark for the concepts I learnt this week. (More on that later) -> I have started to create a personal project in which I'm gonna create a modern data platform. I don't have the final architecture yet but I'm gonna load 2-3 different sources into ADLS as is then create cleaned tables in the silver layer and create some business specific gold layer tables. I have setup the adventure works db in SSMS and created the free-tier Azure account. I'm finding it difficult to establish the connectivity between SSMS and Azure. I have created the self hosted integration runtime as well. Will work on getting the connection issue sorted today

@SahilBloom Showing up counts in the long run. No matter what field you choose

Major life hack: The ability to keep showing up even when the rewards are uncertain. Tolerance for uncertainty is the most valuable human trait. The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win.

@robin_rrtx Showing up counts in the long run. No matter which field you are in

Life tip: do the bare minimum. You don't need to do anything extreme. Just do enough to stay consistent. Go out for that walk doesn't matter if 5k steps or 15k. Write that code, doesn't have to be the best project. Shoot that content, doesn't have to be absolute cinema.

What did I do in the day post this tweet? -> Finished the data classification task for 8 new tables which I need to ingest -> Completed the analysis of 2 new reports which I need to develop That's how my day at work was. Currently I'm traveling back home listening to Samay Raina's special

I don't know why my tweets don't get any reach

Everyday, no matter the situation, show up and do the work. If you are into tech, design a use case and build it. If you are into fitness, get ready and hit the gym. If you are a student, open your book and start with one concept for the day. All you need to do is show up with honesty and things will fall into place

The hardest part of building something from scratch isn't the idea. It isn't the funding. It isn't the competition. It's the Tuesday mornings. When nothing is happening. When no one is calling. When the plan that made sense on Monday makes no sense today. And you still have to show up. Open the laptop. Start. That's the entire job.

@AFitTrader Showing up at the gym. Just this one thing. I show up at the gym, see myself in the mirror and smile seeing that I decided to get better at something i lacked and I'm doing the best I can in it

Sometimes it’s the little things. What’s something small you do every day that makes you smile?

@atieno_21 We all plan and most of the plans never get fulfilled. Instead of planning what to do it's better to use a calendar and set up some time for upskilling and utilise that time block to keep building things

Nowadays, I don't say I'll do it or plan to do it, I just wake up and sit and do it because if I dare plan, I'll plan forever.

@ysuckme If you are into data engineering, just lock in and learn SQL and PySpark. Just these two things will open up so many opportunities to turn your life around

the most gangsta shit you can do for yourself is actually lock in & turn your life around.

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

just completed chapter 3 about DISCIPLINE (link below) and this one hit even harder like… why is @justinskycak this clear this is not about motivation this is about doing what you already know you should do you don’t need more hacks you need more discipline full effort > half effort consistency > intensity doing it > thinking about it most people are stuck in half-measures they try but not fully they start but don’t commit and then say “it’s not working” real shift is this at some point doing the hard thing becomes easier than avoiding it people delay starting because the goal feels far but efficient hard work compresses time delay stretches it discipline isn’t built in one decision it’s built by replacing small habits less distraction more focus less comfort more effort again and again another brutal truth you don’t rise to your goals you fall to your habits most people want results but still negotiate daily “i’ll do it tomorrow” “just today i’ll skip” that’s how nothing changes discipline is simple not easy do the thing even when you don’t feel like it especially when you don’t feel like it this chapter is basically stop negotiating with yourself decide once execute daily this isn’t motivation it’s a standard and once you see it you can’t go back most people will read this still choose comfort i’m choosing discipline docs.google.com/document/d/17q…

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

🎯 "Most people want results but still negotiate daily. “I’ll do it tomorrow” “Just today I’ll skip” That’s how nothing changes. Do the thing even when you don't feel like it. Stop negotiating with yourself. Decide once. Execute daily."

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻.

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is the truth. Many people feel stuck in life, not because they can’t do better, but because they don’t take responsibility. Things start to improve when you accept that your life depends on your actions. The first step is to be honest with yourself. Look at your life clearly. Are you happy with your job, health, money, or relationships? If not, accept it. You can’t fix something if you don’t accept it first. But knowing is not enough. You need to take action. Thinking, planning, or complaining will not change anything. If something is not working, either fix it, improve it, or leave it. Doing nothing will keep you stuck. What matters most is doing the work. Many people say they will change, but they don’t act. Real progress comes from small steps taken every day. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be consistent. Also, focus only on what you can control. You can’t control everything in life, but you can control your thoughts, your actions, and your effort. When you focus on these, things start to improve. Another important step is to stop settling for less. Let go of excuses and comfort. Stop holding yourself back. Decide what you want and go all in. Remember, time keeps moving. If you keep delaying, nothing will change. But if you start today and stay consistent, your life can look very different in a year. In the end, your life changes when you take responsibility, take action, and keep going.

@99hyce There's no age to start over again. You start today.

Is it OK to start over at the age of 27 ?

What i did so far in the day? -> I woke up at 5 in the morning. -> Practiced DSA 2 questions from TakeUForward: ✓ Intersection of two sorted arrays ✓ Finding the majority element in an array -> Went to gym. Did a killer back and biceps workout. -> Saw that I still have time to leave for work and practiced two more DSA questions from TakeUForward: ✓ Leaders in an array ✓ Rearranging array elements by sign -> And now I'm commuting to my workplace and learning Azure Data Factory on the go. You never have time for anything. You have to create it.

You'll do great brother. Tools and technologies will come and go. But if you are good at the fundamentals, then nothing in this world can break you. For example I work in data engineering. I use PySpark for majority of my work but there's no guarantee how long will PySpark remain in the market. Maybe something new will come up in the next 5 years which can make PySpark redundant. But if someone is good at the fundamentals of distributed processing, then learning a new tech will be a cakewalk for them. Be good at fundamentals and try to implement things from first principles engineering. This is the only way to keep yourself relevant in today's ever evolving world

Today, I’m feeling a bit worried about my career. It’s not that I’m at risk of losing my job but the pace of change, especially with AI, feels unlike anything I’ve seen in the last 10 years. Everything is evolving so fast that it’s hard to keep up. New tools, new expectations, new roles and honestly, even companies aren’t always sure what they want in this AI-driven world. One day I create a structured plan to learn something deeply, and the next day priorities shift: “We need this now. Can you implement it?” So I switch. And somewhere in between all of this, there’s this constant thought: Am I really becoming good at anything? Sometimes it feels like I’m just trying to survive the wave of AI and constant change learning a bit of everything but not mastering anything. That uncertainty is uncomfortable. I’m trying my best - learning, adapting, doing what’s needed but there are moments where I question myself and wonder if I’m on the right path. Maybe others in IT are feeling this too. It's tough but I am trying to survive it.

Well I don't recall if I ever gave an interview over an hour long but I used to be very anxious. My approach to interviews changed when I was on the other side of the interview table. Interviews started seemingly easier for the mind when I started to think of them as conversations and not interrogations. This is what I tell my peers as well. If you have an interview, try to converse and get to know about the role more.

be like this guy. be so good, that you interview just for talking. be excited, learn, play the game, lose and actually enjoy it. that's the script of life.

@Rajjath24 Pick a skill, work on it for 6 months and apply that skill to make your life better.

you gotta always move forward. there’s no other option, your life is your responsibility, and you owe it to yourself to see how good it gets.