In Advice From My 80-Year-Old Self, artist Susan O'Malley asked ordinary people, ages 7 to 88, to channel their future (or past!) selves and ask them for some guidance.

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Advice From My 80-Year-Old Self is available now.

All images from Advice from My 80-Year-Old Self: Real Words of Wisdom from People Ages 7 to 88 by Susan O'Malley, published by Chronicle Books, 2016.