Bryan Johnson stopped letting his evening self make decisions, which he credits with starting Blueprint. He adopted a strict sleep schedule at the same cost of limiting social life, but gained unprecedented mental clarity and health.
Peaceful moments in the morning. Precious that was the turning point in Blueprint is when I playfully fired Evening Brian. And I decided that my conscious mind of that version of me was no longer authorized to make decisions, then expanded out. And so for me personally, I'm in this deep contemplation, reflecting that my conscious mind was the destroyer of me, and that only by arresting this have I been able to, for the first time in my life, achieve peace and health and stability in my life. Ironically, why I go to bed at exactly the same time every night. It's why my sleep is so structured, because I want to feel wonderful. I want my head to be clear. I don't ever want to be sick. I have to sacrifice a lot to do that in social events and other things. But it's important to me to try to achieve this clarity of thought and to work on these things.
