The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

#188 Bryan Johnson: Five Habits for Longer Living

Feb 20, 2024

Discover the secrets to living longer with Bryan Johnson as he shares his daily routine and health disciplines. Explore how he deals with online hate, his journey to metabolic health, and insights on aging. From selling his company to investing in neuroimaging, Johnson's story is a fascinating look at longevity and innovation.

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Priority on sleep is essential for optimal health according to Brian Johnson.

Building habits and setting goals drive behavioral change for long-term well-being.

Maintaining control over money and setting personal objectives to prevent it from running your life.

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Blueprint for Optimal Health and Living

This podcast episode features Brian Johnson, the founder of BrainTree and the creator of blueprint, an algorithmic approach to optimal health and living. Johnson emphasizes the importance of focusing on sleep as the number one priority for overall health. He explains how he has built a daily routine around measured protocols, including specific sleep schedules, balanced nutrition, and exercise routines. By following these protocols, Johnson has achieved remarkable biomarkers, such as top-tier cardiovascular fitness and bone mineral density. He also discusses the concept of handing over decision-making to an algorithm and the potential implications for the future of augmented intelligence.

5 power laws

00:47

Motivation and Decision Making Through Different Personas

01:20

Setting Boundaries with a Personal Rule

00:34

Prioritize Sleep for Enhanced Well-being

01:17

Introduction

5min

Exploring Reality Through Biographies and Societal Narratives

2min

Zero: A Catalyst for Change

4min

Navigating Depression and Self-Care Algorithms

25min

Exploring the Future of Life Expectancy and Intelligence Evolution

5min

Navigating Life's Complexities

20min

The Impact of Sleep on Health and Longevity

18min

Reflecting on Goal Alignment: Individual vs. AI vs. Planet Earth

4min

Concluding Reflections on Success, Diet, Money, Posture, and Sleep Habits

3min

What can you do (or avoid) tomorrow to guarantee you can live longer?

In this episode, Bryan Johnson reveals the five simple disciplines you can start doing to live healthier and longer. Johnson shares what his daily routine looks like, the ins and outs of his experimentation process, and why he gave his father plasma.

Johnson also opens up about the constant hate he receives from people online, how he deals with it all, and what he wishes he'd known when he sold his company.

Bryan Johnson is the world's most measured human. Johnson sold his company to PayPal in 2013. Through Project Blueprint, Johnson has achieved metabolic health equal to the top 1.5% of 18 year olds, inflammation 66% lower than the average 10 year old, and reduced his speed of aging by the equivalent of 31 years.

Johnson is also the founder of Kernel, creator of the world’s first mainstream non-invasive neuroimaging system; and OS Fund, where he invested in the predictable engineering of atoms, molecules, and organisms.

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:45) On biographies

(00:08:03) On depression and coping mechanisms

(00:14:18) Self-destructive behavior and how to pitch Blueprint to someone

(00:26:50) What a day looks like on Blueprint (exercise and what to eat)

(00:42:06) How to turn Blueprint protocols into habits

(00:45:17) Embracing the hate

(00:49:07) The downsides and lessons of making money

(00:59:22) The five habits

(01:05:09) Why does posture matter?

(01:07:48) Relationship between biological health and sexual health

(01:09:50) Hair-loss prevention

(01:15:46) Sunscreen, plastics, and other miscellaneous impacts on aging

(01:18:30) How will AI help us?

(01:22:10) On success

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The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

#188 Bryan Johnson: Five Habits for Longer Living

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Blueprint for Optimal Health and Living

The Power of Behavioral Change

Navigating the Challenges of Wealth

The Promise of Augmented Intelligence

Perception of Wealth and Problems

Power Laws for Health and Longevity

5 power laws

Motivation and Decision Making Through Different Personas

Setting Boundaries with a Personal Rule

Prioritize Sleep for Enhanced Well-being

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Deep dives

Blueprint for Optimal Health and Living

The Power of Behavioral Change

Navigating the Challenges of Wealth

The Promise of Augmented Intelligence

Perception of Wealth and Problems

Power Laws for Health and Longevity

5 power laws

Motivation and Decision Making Through Different Personas

Setting Boundaries with a Personal Rule

Prioritize Sleep for Enhanced Well-being

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