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952: How to Avoid Burnout and Get Promoted, with “The Fit Data Scientist” Penelope Lafeuille

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Penelope says she aims for one gram of protein per pound of body weight.

1. Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn centers on Penelope Lafoye's path from burnout to promotion through work, fitness, and recovery habits. 2. Jon Krohn hosts the episode, and Penelope Lafoye appears as a senior data scientist at Medidata Solutions who posts as The Fit Data Scientist. 3. The episode asks what concrete routines help a data scientist avoid burnout, improve energy, and build a stronger career. 4. Penelope says her LinkedIn post highlighted Super Data Science, Data Framed, and Gradient Descent because she wanted to recommend podcasts she actually listens to. 5. She says LinkedIn has too many cheat sheets and book lists, so she wanted a more personal post that reflected real action. 6. Penelope explains that she likes Super Data Science because it combines technical data science with practical, product-oriented, user-oriented advice. 7. Jon Krohn says he tries to end Friday episodes with takeaways that listeners can apply in their own industries. 8. Penelope describes episode 937 with Mark Dupuis of Fabi.ai because she wanted to learn more about the business side of code. 9. She says ChatGPT and Claude helped her start writing in English after she began posting online one or two years ago. 10. She links her burnout to working too much in finance in New York and to a career direction that did not match her five-year vision. 11. Penelope says the career reset involved moving from finance data science to life science data science because she cares about human body research and drug development. 12. She says hiring a lifestyle and fitness coach, then training regularly, improved both her professional life and personal life. 13. Penelope says she was also burnt out in fitness, working out nearly every day, overtraining, and underfueling. 14. She says pickleball matters because it is enjoyable, social, and something she wants to preserve alongside work and the gym. 15. Jon Krohn jokes about pickleball in Manhattan and about the French nickname "the pickle," which keeps the conversation light. 16. Penelope says sleep starts with more than eight hours in bed, reading instead of scrolling, and a five-minute notebook routine before sleep. 17. The tone is conversational and practical, with Jon Krohn frequently reflecting on his own habits and Penelope answering with concrete examples. 18. The format stays interview-based and career-focused, moving from podcasts and LinkedIn to exercise, nutrition, sleep, and Medidata. 19. Data scientists balancing work, training, and career growth will likely get the most value. 20. Listeners wanting abstract theory without lifestyle detail may skip it.

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