The hardest part of self-experimentation is not starting.
It is stopping.
There is always a new compound.
Always a new protocol.
Always a new optimization layer.
But biology is not infinitely modular.
Every signaling molecule influences other systems.
GLP-1 modulation influences appetite and insulin.
Growth hormone signaling influences IGF-1 and glucose.
Chronic stress influences cortisol, thyroid conversion, and sleep architecture.
Layer enough interventions and complexity compounds.
The question becomes:
Are you optimizing — or are you compensating?
Sometimes fatigue is not a peptide deficiency.
It is sleep debt.
Sometimes metabolic stagnation is not a hormone problem.
It is caloric inconsistency.
Sometimes inflammation is not a cytokine issue.
It is training volume.
Biohacking maturity means distinguishing between:
Signal correction
and
Lifestyle mismanagement
This is not anti-compound.
It is anti-chaos.
Structured autonomy requires restraint.
Intervene deliberately.
Evaluate honestly.
Remove what is unnecessary.
Complexity feels sophisticated.
Simplicity scales better.
Tomorrow we will talk about what responsible autonomy actually looks like long term.