If you're willing to put in the work, it’s not “too late” because of your age. ## Core Insight - The work itself does not change much whether you start in your teens, 20s, 30s, or 40s. - What changes is your free time and the weight of existing responsibilities. - “It’s too late for me” usually means “I have less time now, more responsibilities, and it’s harder to carve out the hours.” ## Practical Takeaway The work remains doable if you can deliberately make time for it. Age is not the barrier — protecting focused hours is. ## Context Justin Skycak (@justinskycak), May 18, 2026. Discussed at ~2:34:35 in a longer conversation on the science of learning math and adult skill acquisition.