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“I realized my life didn’t need to follow the arbitrary timeline I had set for myself. I tried to rush through my education and career goals in my 20s, but ended up burned out and feeling like a failure. I thought I was out of time, but then one day, I looked in the mirror at my 30-year-old self and realized there was nothing stopping my from doing things I thought I had to finish by 25.”
“So I went back to school, and now I’m applying to my dream graduate program. I know myself and my interests so much better now, and I’m so much kinder to myself. I honestly think I’m going to enjoy it so much more now that I’m done beating myself up for not being perfect.”
—pastelcat34
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/asiawmclain/women-in-their-30s-share-honest-truths