Nate’s Notes 227: Make Yourself Hard To Kill | How Bryan Porter Engineers Elite Health and Resilience

I’m so grateful that Bryan took the time to share his decades worth  of wisdom with us. And remember, to keep learning from Bryan, visit his website, bryan-porter.com.

Recently, I heard a powerful analogy: Our health is like a hang glider. It will eventually descend, but the more effort we put into gaining or sustaining altitude now—through smart, healthy choices—the longer we can keep it gliding high, prolonging both the duration and quality of our lives.

Bryan has given us some of the clearest, most practical advice for doing just that.

I hope we can all apply the things he shared. They’re all simple ideas. Please take them seriously.

Bryan Porter Bio:

Bryan Porter is launching an AI company after serving as a Portfolio Manager at the hedge fund MIG Capital. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs, and earned his MBA from Stanford.

But before all of that, Bryan was working at McDonald’s and sleeping on couches, in closets, and in cars. In episode 138 of this podcast, Bryan shares the incredible, inspirational story of how he pulled himself out of his tailspin. And in that episode, we touched briefly on how Bryan became obsessed with health and fitness.

In today’s episode, we take a deep dive into health and fitness. One reason for Bryan’s outlier success is his outlier ability to learn and apply. Over the past three decades, he’s studied and implemented the best science of health and fitness in his own life, and today he shares those insights. While this podcast shouldn’t be relied on for medical advice, I find Bryan’s approach both fascinating and inspiring. I’ll be listening to this episode over and again—and it will also be required listening for my kids.

And if you’re like me, and want to keep learning from Bryan Porter, check out his website: bryan-porter.com