I am 24 years old and I am very inadequate. I feel that I am too late for reading books and personal development. My peers are far ahead of me. I have not read many books, and when I am going to read them, a voice inside me says, don’t read that book, you are too late and it is unnecessary to read it.
It’s never too late to do something new. Be you 24, 44, or 74. Self study and improvement is at mutch about intention and the willpower to keep going as anything else, and these can refine with age (and practice).
So start, even if it’s something small like Duolingo, Mimo, a meditation practice, or just reading a short article or two a day to start building a learning habit and cultivate willpower. You don’t have to just dive into a big program.