There's always a lot to learn, whether you're young, old, or dead.

[Just to make it clear that he's included in that number, because he's not so stupid as to think that he isn't. These past few months, for example, have been... instructional for him, to say the least.]

Do what works for you. If their opinions matter, then they're probably not going to stop mattering.

[So work around it.

That goes unsaid.]