DHH argues that knowledge workers must prioritize personally meaningful work over the endless stream of emails, meetings, and updates that could consume their entire workweek. He shares his own practice of frequently skipping check-ins to dive into programming, experimenting, and researching. He frames this as a virtuous cycle: by solving your own problems and chasing your own curiosity, you develop competency that earns you more privilege to do even more meaningful work. The post rejects any guilt about this privilege and urges readers to carve out time for their own intellectual priorities.
Oct 4, 2025 Management & CultureSoftware Development
