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Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said

Subjectambition
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ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.

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What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

  1. David Heinemeier Hansson Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals
    But if I'm content just being in the top 5%, I can be in the top 5% on like five things at once. I can get really good at writing. I can get decent at driving a race car. I can become pretty good at programming. I can run a company. I can have a family.

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    Watch from 3:13:32 plays here

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com

    12 Jul 2025 · video · 6h 08m · spoken · official transcript

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