Bryan Johnson describes asking friends how much water to drink, then asking if they've actually seen data backing their answer. Most people repeat advice from blogs without evidence. Blueprint avoids claims it can't verify.
This is a thought experiment that I do frequently with people. So let's imagine we're in a social situation. We're having fun. I turn to someone, I say, hey, I'm trying to be better hydrated. What should I do to be better hydrated? Typically, the person would say, like, drink water. Okay, water. And how much water? No. Three liters a day. Yeah, three liters. Okay. And then like when they say three liters a day. Have you ever seen any evidence about how much water somebody should drink? And they think, well, you know, I think I read something on a blog post once. Have you actually seen the data? No. Let's do this again. We're having a fun conversation. I want to be better hydrated, Friend. How much water should I drink? Now? If they're paying attention, they'll say, I don't know. The majority of our interactions we parrot that does everyone a disservice, because then people are walking away with these conclusions which are not accurate. Everything with blueprint, I try to stay away from things at that level, and we only speak directly to things which we can know.
