Bryan JohnsonFounder of Blueprint and Don't Die

For the first 43 years of my life I trashed my body. Now I am in near perfect health.

20 Oct 2023 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, Bryan Johnson recounts how he spent the first few decades of his life engaging in harmful habits—poor sleep, bad diet, and overall neglect of his body. At age 43, he describes a significant health turnaround, noting that he is now in considerably better shape, though not perfect. He openly acknowledges that there remain areas for improvement, missing elements, and possible errors in his approach. Johnson emphasizes that the extensive health data he has collected shows overwhelmingly positive trends, underscoring a data‑driven perspective on his ongoing health journey.

For the first few decades of my life, I trashed my body in every possible way with sleep and eating bad food. And so it's a pretty remarkable turnaround for someone who's 43 years old to now be in my situation in pretty good health. Am I perfect? No. Are the things we could do better? Yes. Are there things we're missing? Yes. All those things are true. Are we wrong on some things? Sure. The amount of data we've now accumulated, pretty overwhelming that things are trending positively, especially given the fact.