Letter to my younger self: don't rush into anything in your 20s

Ten years after finishing a PhD on Ecuadorian politics, Rachel Carrell started a nanny sharing service called Koru Kids

Dear Rachel,

You’re 25 years old and stuck in an underground reading room in Oxford, finishing your doctoral thesis on Ecuadorian politics. You can’t quite remember why you chose that topic, and you have no desire to keep working on it after you graduate. Meanwhile it’s sunny outside and the world seems to be passing you by.

You’ll raise investment from people who believe in you, and you’ll work harder than you ever have to prove them right

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2wZO8DK