Alex Tarnava - Inventor & Author | How to Think for Yourself in a World That Wants You to Conform

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Alex Tarnava is an inventor, self-taught scientist, and author whose technology has become the backbone of the hydrogen tablet industry. He invented the patented, clinically validated open-cup hydrogen tablet, now marketed by over 100 brands worldwide, and Drink HRW remains the only hydrogen supplement in the U.S. with New Dietary Ingredient status from the FDA. The product is supplied to more than 200 UFC fighters and 150 NFL players, and his tablets have been used in trials including a Phase III study at the University of Grenoble-Alpes. He has co-authored 17 peer-reviewed papers and co-invented InhaleH2 with Dr. Tyler LeBaron, a hydrogen inhalation system launched in 2025, and was named the first chairman of the Molecular Hydrogen Institute's Research Committee. He is also the author of StressHacked and a strategic advisor to VeriFoods. It all started when a mystery virus left him with early-onset osteoarthritis and painkiller use led to ulcers. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/alextarnava/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-tarnava-162a27167/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/ Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success) Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10) MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT) Life at the Speed of Play - https://getmarksbook.com/success Noom - https://noom.com ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 04:15 – Losing Your Identity 06:15 – The Illness That Changed Everything 11:46 – The Search for a Cure 12:43 – Building a Hydrogen Breakthrough 20:57 – Don’t Let Algorithms Own You 29:47 – Why Founders Regret Raising Money 31:31 – Sponsor Break 34:36 – Why He Thinks Differently 38:58 – Pessimism Is a Superpower 42:53 – The Only Question Founders Should Ask 46:12 – Stop Playing Their Game 47:22 – Advice for Ambitious Entrepreneurs 50:00 – Sponsor Break 53:43 – His Most Useful Mental Model 55:41 – Why He Doesn’t Set Goals 58:24 – How to Make Better Decisions 1:09:25 – The Truth Is Uncomfortable 1:11:15 – Your Identity Is Fluid 1:13:26 – Where to Find Alex 1:14:58 – Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self