SQL vs TensorFlow: A Clear Comparison for Beginners

Month 1 — Daily Schedule:
7:00 AM — Wake up, exercise (30 min)
8:00 AM — Review goals for the day
9:00 AM — Deep work (3 hours)
   - Week 1: SQL SELECT and filtering
   - Week 2: SQL joins
   - Week 3: GROUP BY and aggregation
   - Week 4: Window functions
12:00 PM — Lunch break
1:00 PM — Practice on real datasets (Kaggle, sample databases)
2:00 PM — Deep work (2 hours)
5:00 PM — Review progress, plan tomorrow
6:00 PM — Exercise, rest
8:00 PM — Read SQL documentation (30 min)
10:00 PM — Wind down

Week 1 Review:
□ Can I write a SELECT with WHERE?
□ Can I filter and sort results?
□ Have I written 15 queries?

Week 2 Review:
□ Do I understand INNER vs LEFT JOIN?
□ Can I join 3 tables?
□ Have I used aliases correctly?

Week 3 Review:
□ Can I use GROUP BY?
□ Do I understand HAVING?
□ Have I summarized a dataset?

Week 4 Review:
□ Can I use ROW_NUMBER and RANK?
□ Do I understand LAG and LEAD?
□ Have I solved a real ranking problem?

Month 2 — Daily Schedule:
7:00 AM — Wake up, exercise (30 min)
8:00 AM — Review goals for the day
9:00 AM — Deep work (3 hours)
   - Week 5: Python basics
   - Week 6: Pandas and data prep
   - Week 7: ML fundamentals
   - Week 8: Scikit-learn
12:00 PM — Lunch break
1:00 PM — Practice (Kaggle, build models)
2:00 PM — Deep work (2 hours)
5:00 PM — Review progress, plan tomorrow
6:00 PM — Exercise, rest
8:00 PM — Read documentation (30 min)
10:00 PM — Wind down

Week 5 Review:
□ Do I understand Python syntax?
□ Can I use Pandas?
□ Have I written 10 scripts?

Week 6 Review:
□ Can I load data with Pandas?
□ Can I clean a dataset?
□ Have I engineered features?

Week 7 Review:
□ Do I understand regression?
□ Do I understand classification?
□ Have I trained a baseline model?

Week 8 Review:
□ Can I evaluate a model?
□ Do I understand cross-validation?
□ Have I used Scikit-learn?

Month 3 — Daily Schedule:
7:00 AM — Wake up, exercise (30 min)
8:00 AM — Review goals for the day
9:00 AM — Deep work (3 hours)
   - Week 9: TensorFlow basics
   - Week 10: Training and evaluation
   - Week 11: Project
   - Week 12: Portfolio and applications
12:00 PM — Lunch break
1:00 PM — Practice (build models)
2:00 PM — Deep work (2 hours)
5:00 PM — Review progress, plan tomorrow
6:00 PM — Exercise, rest
8:00 PM — Interview prep (30 min)
10:00 PM — Wind down

Week 9 Review:
□ Can I create and manipulate tensors?
□ Can I build a Keras model?
□ Have I built a neural network?

Week 10 Review:
□ Do I understand loss functions?
□ Can I use an optimizer?
□ Have I evaluated a model?

Week 11 Review:
□ Is my project complete?
□ Is it documented?
□ Is it on GitHub?

Week 12 Review:
□ Is my portfolio live?
□ Have I done mock interviews?
□ Have I applied to 25 roles?

Daily Tracker:
Date: _________
☐ Morning routine completed
☐ Deep work session 1 (3 hours)
☐ Deep work session 2 (2 hours)
☐ Practice exercises completed
☐ Project work completed
☐ Exercise completed
☐ Reviewed progress
☐ Planned tomorrow

Today's Accomplishments:
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Tomorrow's Priorities:
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3. 

Weekly Tracker:
Week: _____ (Month 1 / 2 / 3)

Goals for this week:
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Daily Progress:
Mon: ☐☐☐
Tue: ☐☐☐
Wed: ☐☐☐
Thu: ☐☐☐
Fri: ☐☐☐
Sat: ☐☐☐
Sun: ☐☐☐

Weekly Wins:
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3. 

Challenges & Solutions:
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Next Week's Goals:
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3. 

Monthly Tracker:
Month: _____ (1 / 2 / 3)

Monthly Goal:
_______________________________________________

Week 1 Progress: ☐☐☐
Week 2 Progress: ☐☐☐
Week 3 Progress: ☐☐☐
Week 4 Progress: ☐☐☐

Monthly Wins:
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3. 

Skills Gained:
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Portfolio Items:
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Applications Sent: _____
Interviews: _____
Offers: _____

Next Month's Goal:
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