My 2024 Recap
At 26 years old, many of my friends and I experienced a lot of transitions this past year. Uncertainty is baked into life, and we’ve all learned what that means for us and where we can find stability amidst it all.
Q1 was high-energy: A medical milestone, Unity Club, new mindfulness practices, SF community, and a trip to India.
Q2 — Q3 was all about transition: Polished off an old script, started a blog, a trip to Portugal, and a new job.
And Q4 leads us to today: Relocating to Los Altos, CA.
It became clear to me that my recipe for life really calls for just 3 ingredients: intellectual curiosity, shared creativity, & working to make others feel heard. With that clarity, I can look back on the year and document some milestones…
🧠 Learning:
Personal:
88 journal entries.
Briefly departing from my SF life during this transitionary period gave me a lot of gratitude. I now have a renewed appreciation for community. Some books that have re-shaped my thinking this year, as well…
Johan Hari’s Lost Connections
Oliver Burkeman’s Time Management for Mortals
and The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
In one form or another, each of these readings informed my sense of seizing and relinquishing control in an unpredictable world.
Professional:
I transitioned from ImYoo to Artyc, another startup with fearless co-founders. Hannah and Mark are on a mission to cut CO2 emissions from cold chain shipping. It’s remarkable to think that changing the way we ship tiny tubes of blood could have this massive impact. Getting to zoom out and work on something on this global scale is such a unique opportunity.
My role at Artyc is focused on shipping microsamples of blood, which synergizes beautifully with my work at the PCSIG. If I could tell 12-year-old me, after she fainted yet again from a blood draw, that one day she would be working toward a better a solution, I think she’d be quite proud… and quite impatient!
Thank you to my aunt for sharing Pat Lencioni’s framework for the 6 zones of working genius.
Thank you to everyone who generously offered their career insights, including my neighbor, Richard.
✈️ Travel:
Went to India for the first time.
Went to Lisbon on my first solo trip.
Thank you to Inbar for inspiring the India trip.
Thank you to Julia Roberts for inspiring a generation of eat, pray, love girlies, many of whom I met on my solo trip😆
💪 Health & Fitness:
I fell out of the previous routine I established. Lost some muscle along the way, but made the effort to get in daily movement. Had to navigate some medical decisions, too, which complicated things.
Thank you Louis, for being an incredible trainer of the body and the mind! Our sessions trained a mindset of consistent positivity.
Thank you to my tennis buddies for making exercise fun and social.
Thank you to friends and family who were supportive, patient, and taught me to pace myself.
✍️ Creativity:
I started The Patient Scientist channel. It was a great way to share what I learned at ImYoo. Plus, I love sharing the research studies I’ve joined. Growing up, my science teachers were always the wackiest and most fun teachers. These blog videos remind me of that quirky and fun energy which first drew me to science. I hope it inspires other people to join research that excites them, too!
Why not give a shout out to those science teachers who planted that early seed of interest for me? Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Beutel, Mr. Walker — you were all wacky & all great teachers.
So, where do I go with my newfound clarity? How will I continue to incorporate the 3 ingredients?
Looking forward to reporting back in the next update.