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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about health and fitness

@dhh · 751 positions · 10 changes of mind · On ppll ↗

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

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6 dated positions, 2022 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what David Heinemeier Hansson has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  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

  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

  4. 5 months earlier

  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 21 in this recording

  6. 12 months earlier

  7. Our readingAmphetamines do not improve learning in the long term

    Their wordsBecause taking Adderall or Ritalin doesn't actually help you learn more, it merely makes trying tolerable

    ↗Normal boyhood is ADHDworld.hey.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  9. Our readingLong-term use of amphetamines can have negative effects on children

    Their wordsLong-term use of amphetamines acts as a growth inhibitor, resulting in kids up to an inch shorter than they otherwise would have been

    ↗Normal boyhood is ADHDworld.hey.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

  10. 3 years earlier

  11. Our readingVaccine hesitancy amongst parents of small children is taken seriously in Denmark

    Their wordsIt's the fact that this vaccine hesitancy amongst parents of small children is taken seriously!

    ↗Why is Denmark able to have these vaccine debates?world.hey.com 1st of 2 in this piece