Bryan Johnson wanted to solve big problems, so he started with his own health. He realized his mind, usually his best tool, was actually working against him. The answer was stepping back from overthinking and letting his body lead instead.
Why did you decide to do this? As a species we face some formidable challenges. I mean, I think there's a broad agreement that things are off. It's a high stakes game we're playing on many fronts and it doesn't feel like the powers that be are guiding us into some kind of path that we can feel confident in. I've been thinking about this for a decade of trying to figure out where could I try to apply my energy, do something useful. And I come back to this idea that in my own life I've always thought of my mind as the singular most important problem solving tool I have. A problem arises, I'm going to point my attention at it and think through the problem and come up with a solution. But in the case when it came to managing my health and trying to achieve the best possible health I was capable of, the solution was counterintuitive. It was to move my mind aside and empower my body.
