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Cracking the Code of Aging: Inside "Project Blueprint" | Bryan Johnson

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Johnson has been many things in his life, but the founder of Braintree Venmo's current passion is being - in his parlance - a "Professional Rejuvenation Athlete". Over the past two years, Bryan developed Project Blueprint, a comprehensive health regimen designed to reverse the aging process and increase longevity. After struggling with unhealthy eating habits, Johnson "fired himself" and dedicated his time to researching and experimenting with different health and wellness techniques. He used data-driven approaches to optimize his diet, exercise, and other lifestyle habits, with the goal of improving his overall health and extending his lifespan.In his first year of following Project Blueprint, Johnson achieved remarkable results, reducing his epigenetic age by 5.1 years in just seven months. This amounts to an average age reversal of .73 years per month, a significant accomplishment in the field of anti-aging research.One of the unique aspects of Johnson's approach is his gamification of the age-reversal process. He created The Rejuvenation Olympics, an online leaderboard open to the public designed to motivate himself and others to stay on track with their age reversal goals and to have a public forum to share protocols and validated results for age rejuvenation. This approach helps turn the often daunting task of improving one's health into a fun and engaging game.Johnson also employs a problem-solving approach he calls Zeroth Principle Thinking, which involves breaking down complex problems into their most fundamental components and solving them systematically. This approach helped him create his Goal Alignment Problem, which involves aligning his daily actions and habits with his long-term health goals.One notable aspect of Project Blueprint is that it's available to anyone, free of charge. Johnson has made the information and tools he's developed publicly accessible, with the hope of helping as many people as possible achieve better health and a longer lifespan.Overall, Bryan Johnson's Project Blueprint represents an innovative and data-driven approach to health and longevity, with potential implications for the broader field of anti-aging research.------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts!... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

I started reading these amazing stories about Brian Johnson, 45 years old, but has the

0:14.6

heart of a 37 year old, the lungs of a young adult.

0:18.6

In some cases, the organs of a teenager or younger is biological age.

0:24.4

He's basically been in the process of reversing and slowing down the aging process as much

0:29.7

as possible.

0:30.7

You could Google and Brian Johnson, there's tons of stories.

0:33.4

And I remember, I interviewed him when he sold Brain Tree Venmo about 10 years ago.

0:38.9

He's been on this podcast and I interviewed him for my book, Choose Yourself.

0:42.3

So I've talked to him a couple times before and called him up, asked him to come on the

0:46.4

podcast to talk about his entire experiences of anti-aging.

0:51.6

And what's great is, my whole philosophy is that I don't want to just listen to the

0:56.6

scientists.

0:57.6

I want somebody who's actually doing things and experiencing it.

1:01.7

I want to hear from their experience.

1:03.5

I'm glad Brian came on.

1:05.8

Here's my discussion with him.

1:07.8

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

1:15.9

This is the James Altiger Show.

1:27.1

So Brian, I don't know if you remember.

1:28.3

I've interviewed you twice before.

1:30.2

Once, I think shortly after you sold Brain Tree or right around then and then another

1:35.4

time on the podcast here.

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