Bryan Johnson spent two years in extreme poverty in Ecuador as a young man, then returned to the US determined to help others at scale. He set a goal to accumulate enough wealth by 30 to stop working, freeing himself to pursue projects that help people even if they don't make money.
When I was 21, I just returned from Ecuador, living among extreme poverty for two years. And I came back to the US and I was shocked by the opulence. And I decided I wanted to try to spend my life helping others. That was a life objective that I thought was worthwhile to pursue versus making money and whatever the case may be, for its own right. And so I decided in that moment that I was going to try to make enough money by the age of 30 to never have to work again. And then with some abundance of money, I could then choose to do things that might be beneficial to others, but may not meet the criteria of being a standalone business.
