Curiosity Chronicle

E456 - How Old Will You Be If You Don’t?

Published: July 17, 2026

Duration: 6:01

Last week, I ​wrote a piece​ about reinvention. Specifically, the myth of too late and how to reinvent your life at any age or life stage.

It clearly struck a chord.


I received thousands of replies in the days following the piece. One reader reply referenced a two-decade-old newspaper advice column segment that had resonated on the subject.


Me being me, I decided to try to find the column. After all, if something was still etched into my reader's memory 20+ years later, it must have been good.


​I did​...