report card 15: april showers bring...

advice on applying to public health jobs, mindful costco shopping habits, rules for being a good host, the anti-consumption boycott, and the candle that makes your home smell like a luxury hotel

I have been in a bit of a content creation rut lately, as seen by my lack of newsletters and posts. I have a terrible habit of phasing through hobbies with a flick of a switch. One day, my devotion to such hobby will take up hours of my afternoon, and months later, I’ll be clawing at the remnants, desperately trying to keep my craft going but depleted of interest. This is all to say, posting these report cards is the utmost priority for me.

I want to shift the contents of these from being less systematic and more reflective, sprinkled with thoughtful segments that are actually beneficial. I hope these report cards serve more than a look into my personal diary entries.

If You’re In Pursuit of a Public Health Career…

If you follow me solely on Substack and not on Instagram, you might have missed a Q&A I did in mid-April, where I answered a number of questions related to my job. These were my responses:

And here is practically everything I’ve learned during these four months of constant rejection and mental breakdowns.