17 Dec 2025 · 0 min
Short podcast episode (mini-chapter) from Brian Johnson's A Philosopher's Notes titled "Response-Ability." The host introduces the series, Brian presents a brief lesson encouraging listeners to notice the gap between stimulus and automatic response and to choose a more empowered reaction, and the episode closes with a promotion for Brian's newsletter and links to the full ebook/audiobook.
You're listening to Optimize with Bryan Johnson. More Wisdom in Less Time. This is a mini chapter from Brian's book A Philosopher's Notes. You can find it on Amazon.
Response Ability. You can boil this whole optimism dealio down to one idea. Are you response able? Can you step between stimulus and response and choose the most empowered response, or at least a much less crappy one? Well, can you pay attention the next time you feel yourself being triggered and see if you can sneak into that little space between stimulus and response and actually stop the automatic knee jerk response and choose a more empowered one?
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