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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about health and fitness

@dhh · 154 positions · 10 changes of mind

Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.

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  1. Our readingA human lifespan of about 90 to 100 years is right, and living forever is not something to want.

    Their wordsI actually I do wanna die. I don't wanna do this forever. Like, I think the human li- lifespan of about 90 to 100 sounds about right. I'm embracing the finitude of life.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 39th of 41 in this recording

    Interesting

  3. Our readingHealth optimisation has overshot: minimising a measured risk is not worth it if the cost is not having lived.

    Their wordsAnd this is the myopia of modernity, that we reduce things down to like, well, one glass on this long run study meant that you had a 0.1% greater risk of some heart defect. Yes, but if you didn't live at all, what's the point?

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 40th of 41 in this recording

    Interesting
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  5. Our readingEight hours of sleep is the best investment in cognitive capacity, and trading sleep, health or exercise for more agent work is a bad deal even in the short term.

    Their wordsfor me, eight hours a night is the best investment you can make in your own cognitive capacity. So, I just am reminded every single time I do not get eight hours that it is such a poor trade.

    ↗DHH’s new way of writing codeyoutube.com 20th of 20 in this recording

    Interesting