AI startup CEO's ‘muted Bryan Johnson, ditched health trackers' post goes viral
Alex Finn (L) and Bryan Johnson (R) (Photos: Alex Finn/LinkedIn and Getty Images) India Today Trending Desk Alex Finn ditched Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and Whop band to reduce stress
He muted Bryan Johnson, criticising extreme health-tracking routines
Finn claimed obsessing over metrics causes anxiety, not wellbeing
A California-based startup founder has sparked debate online after he publicly distanced himself from health-tracking tech and the intense longevity routine promoted by age-reversal enthusiast Bryan Johnson.
Alex Finn, CEO of the AI content tool Creator Buddy, said he has dropped his Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and Whop band, and muted Bryan Johnson, all in an effort to reduce stress and sleep better.
'Got rid of my Apple Watch. Got rid of my Whop. Got rid of my Oura ring. Muted Bryan Johnson,' he wrote in a viral post, adding, 'No more sleep scores. No more recovery scores. Optimising every part of my life caused more stress than it solved.'
Finn, who now sleeps better without obsessively monitoring his health, believes the constant need to track every metric has gone too far. He argued that what's sold as 'scientific' optimisation often becomes a source of anxiety rather than wellbeing.
Johnson, on the other hand, has become the global face of biohacking. Known for spending over $2 million a year on a team of doctors, data, supplements, and routines, Johnson aims to reverse ageing at all costs.
His regimen includes circadian-aligned lighting, red light therapy, blood biomarker scans, strict calorie control, and hundreds of data points tracking every function of his body.
But Finn isn't buying into that level of discipline.
'Life's a lot more fun when I don't have to hit 50 benchmarks a day to convince myself I'm healthy,' he wrote, adding that his new 'routine' now includes working out occasionally and not overdoing ice cream.
He also pointed to a recent study that claimed that glass bottles might contain more microplastics than plastic ones, using it as an example of how wellness trends can often be misleading or based on flawed science.
'It's all made up,' Finn said bluntly, adding, 'We've gone too far, and I think once people realise 90% of this bro science we've all bought into is completely made up, they'll swing back to just trying to live a good, healthy life without trying to quantify every metric.'
Take a look at his post here:
Social media users seemed divided in their opinions in the comments section. 'Switched my Apple Watch back to a normal (good looking) watch. Not only does it feel better because I don't optimise for everything - steps, constant notifications, etc - but it also looks 10x better,' said a user.
Another user added, 'Optimisation has become the new anxiety. Wearing 3 trackers just to confirm you're tired isn't healthy; it's an obsession. The next flex? Feeling good without data to prove it. What's one 'health hack' you dropped that actually made life better?'
'The irony of technology is that it's supposed to make our lives easier, but it often does the opposite. We live in a world where we have more information than ever before, but we're more stressed than ever before,' one of the users said.
See the comments here:
Bryan Johnson, now 47, sold his payments company, Braintree, to PayPal in 2013 and has since devoted his life to bio-optimisation. His motto is 'Don't die.' But for Finn, a less extreme approach now seems the healthier choice.
A California-based startup founder has sparked debate online after he publicly distanced himself from health-tracking tech and the intense longevity routine promoted by age-reversal enthusiast Bryan Johnson.
Alex Finn, CEO of the AI content tool Creator Buddy, said he has dropped his Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and Whop band, and muted Bryan Johnson, all in an effort to reduce stress and sleep better.
'Got rid of my Apple Watch. Got rid of my Whop. Got rid of my Oura ring. Muted Bryan Johnson,' he wrote in a viral post, adding, 'No more sleep scores. No more recovery scores. Optimising every part of my life caused more stress than it solved.'
Finn, who now sleeps better without obsessively monitoring his health, believes the constant need to track every metric has gone too far. He argued that what's sold as 'scientific' optimisation often becomes a source of anxiety rather than wellbeing.
Johnson, on the other hand, has become the global face of biohacking. Known for spending over $2 million a year on a team of doctors, data, supplements, and routines, Johnson aims to reverse ageing at all costs.
His regimen includes circadian-aligned lighting, red light therapy, blood biomarker scans, strict calorie control, and hundreds of data points tracking every function of his body.
But Finn isn't buying into that level of discipline.
'Life's a lot more fun when I don't have to hit 50 benchmarks a day to convince myself I'm healthy,' he wrote, adding that his new 'routine' now includes working out occasionally and not overdoing ice cream.
He also pointed to a recent study that claimed that glass bottles might contain more microplastics than plastic ones, using it as an example of how wellness trends can often be misleading or based on flawed science.
'It's all made up,' Finn said bluntly, adding, 'We've gone too far, and I think once people realise 90% of this bro science we've all bought into is completely made up, they'll swing back to just trying to live a good, healthy life without trying to quantify every metric.'
Take a look at his post here:
Social media users seemed divided in their opinions in the comments section. 'Switched my Apple Watch back to a normal (good looking) watch. Not only does it feel better because I don't optimise for everything - steps, constant notifications, etc - but it also looks 10x better,' said a user.
Another user added, 'Optimisation has become the new anxiety. Wearing 3 trackers just to confirm you're tired isn't healthy; it's an obsession. The next flex? Feeling good without data to prove it. What's one 'health hack' you dropped that actually made life better?'
'The irony of technology is that it's supposed to make our lives easier, but it often does the opposite. We live in a world where we have more information than ever before, but we're more stressed than ever before,' one of the users said.
See the comments here:
Bryan Johnson, now 47, sold his payments company, Braintree, to PayPal in 2013 and has since devoted his life to bio-optimisation. His motto is 'Don't die.' But for Finn, a less extreme approach now seems the healthier choice. Join our WhatsApp Channel
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