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Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith and her husband quit their jobs at Airbnb and Glassdoor, respectively, in 2018 to take an adult gap year.

On #FortuneDaily Smith said: "It's good to take a moment to breathe, to realign."

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00:00The concept of gap year had become much more common, but when I was leaving Airbnb, there
00:06were many, many people, and some of whom are just great mentors, that talked to me like
00:10it's going to be very hard for you to explain a gap in your resume for one year.
00:15But for some reason, I felt like, well, actually, no.
00:19I actually think it's good to take a moment to breathe, to realign, to think about what
00:24is my purpose, and to have that space.
00:27It's so hard when you have three little kids, and you're working full-time in a high-pressure
00:31job.
00:32There's just a lot going on.
00:33It's really hard to take a moment to be grateful and have some grace.

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