There is no Age Limit on Curiosity

For years, one small thing on the LEGO box quietly bothered me. “Ages 4–99.” My family is a LEGO family — we build, we watch LEGO Masters, we know there’s no real ceiling on imagination. So why print one?

Recently, when Sir David Attenborough turned 100, the internet gleefully pointed out that he’d officially “aged out” of LEGO. I loved how the company responded: a box updated to read “4–100+,” with the line, “There’s no age limit for those who never stop playing.”

Whether that becomes permanent or stays a sweet social-media moment, the message is exactly right — and it’s the heart of what I believe.

Too often, our culture quietly stamps expiration dates on people. On their curiosity. On their creativity. On their capacity for joy, for learning something new, for mattering. We act as though there’s an age past which play, growth, and contribution are no longer expected.

I know better, because I’ve spent my career alongside older adults who prove it wrong every day — people picking up new skills, mentoring younger generations, building friendships, and chasing what delights them well into their nineties and beyond.

Find a community that believes this, endorses it and facilitates it. It’s one of the ways to identify a great community.