Youth is overrated.

It took time to get here. Good.

To those who look back in longing at days of acne and angst — now somehow repackaged as rose-tinted and remarkable — we have something to say.

Wake from your slumber. Rewire, evolve, adapt. If the hardware’s getting older, upgrade the software.

Because now is the time to appreciate your prime. To understand that good taste is born of experience. That competence arrives with wisdom — and a decent number of missteps.

Walk away from childish things. Lean into the life you’ve earned and curated. The miles travelled. The minds met. The hard-won knowledge of what you want and — more usefully — what you don’t.

You are richer in spirit, sharper in skill, and therefore infinitely more of a threat.

To the clarity that comes as standard with age.

Youth was just the warm-up. Your prime?

This is the main event.

Your best age is now.