The Hardest Part of Living to 200 Is That Nobody Around You Is Doing It
I am 71 with a biological age of 56, and the hardest part of this work was never the protocols. It was doing it alone. So I am building a room of ten.
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I Asked Grok If I Really Have a Shot at Living to 200
I asked Grok a direct question about this whole project: do I have any chance of being right that AI will extend my lifespan an incredible amount? Here’s what it said.
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Welcoming 2026
The longevity field is accelerating, and the breakthroughs keep strengthening my conviction that a 200-year life is possible. Here’s what I’m focused on this year.
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Funding the 200-Year Dream
Living to 200 isn’t just a health problem — it’s a financial one. If the body lasts, the money has to last too. Here’s how I think about funding a very long life.
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Earplugs for Sleep: Blocking Noise for Better REM at 71
Sleep is when the body repairs DNA and clears brain waste. Modern life is noisy. I wear high-quality earplugs every night, paired with blackout curtains.
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Embarking on the 200 Year Life Project:
I’ve set an audacious goal: to be the first human to live to 200. Here’s how the project started, and why I think the target isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
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I Lost Over 100 Pounds
If you know me, then you know I gained some weight. I am really being super kind to myself to say that. I really should say that I got fat as a pig, weighing in at over three hundred, and fifty pounds. I did not have a problem calling myself fat when I weighed three…
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It Is Gary Leland Day In Arlington, Texas
I was caught off guard when I read the email. The email from Mayor Williams stated that his office, and the City Council thought I deserved to have a day named after me in my hometown of Arlington, Texas. At first I thought it was a joke put together by my wife Kathy, but after…
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Concerts
When I was younger, and I mean much younger I really use to love going to concerts. I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina which is not know as a music city, but it did have its share of concerts in the 70’s I attended my first concert when I was in the 9th grade…
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Hanging Out With Tom Cruise
Yes, I was hanging out with Tom Cruise. During my one, and only appearance in a major motion picture. I was in the movie Born On The Fourth Of July with Tom Cruise. Being in a major motion picture was a great experience. For a full week I was hanging out with Tom Cruise, and…
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