
What Stress, Burnout, And Hustle Culture Do To Your Body | Bryan Johnson Podcast
Bryan Johnson
Jul 31, 2025
Episode description
Studies
Burnout + Heart Attack Risk: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10909938/
Hours Worked + Heart Disease: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021002208
Sleep Deprivation in CEOs: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27159583/
Sleep Deprivation in Judges: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1018033108
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Hosts:
Bryan Johnson: Blueprint Founder
Kate Tolo: Blueprint Co-Founder
Dr. Mike Mallin: Lead Physician for Bryan Johnson
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
03:11 - Martyring Yourself for Success
15:50 - Study: ‘Overwork Will Kill You’
20:04 - Sleep + Decision Making (Studies)
25:54 - Physical Fitness + Diet (Studies)
28:24 - Treating Health Like Religion
33:30 - Tips for Balancing Work and Health
43:58 - Resting Heart Rate Before Bed
47:06 - Protecting Your Agency
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Prioritize health and sleep for greater success and wealth
The founder of Braintree and Venmo believes he would have been more successful and made more money if he had prioritized his health and sleep.
Utilize red light therapy to enhance sleep duration
Using red and near-infrared light therapy at an exposure of 32 joules/cm² before bed resulted in an extra hour of sleep on the first night of an experiment.
Prioritize sleep by treating it as a job, nurturing it with compassion, and setting boundaries
To prioritize sleep, you can treat it like a job, approach it with self-compassion as if caring for a child, or seek social permission from peers to set healthy boundaries.
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