- Go To www.LearningLeader.com For more information on DHH and this episode
- Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence:
- "For me it's falling in love with the work itself..."
- Being excited to do the actual work everyday... The actual day to day work
- "I don't have a need to think "What's Next?" -- "I'm thrilled to do the thing I've fallen in love with."
- How did he become DHH?
- What percentage of your job do you love and what percent do you dislike?
- DHH works to minimize the parts he doesn't like
- Managing others is low on his list of what he loves.
- "The thought that you can't be innovative if you aren't in the same room is bullshit." -- You can do that remotely, in fact better in most cases.
- DHH shares why the open office concept is horrible for creative people who like to "get shit done."
- Remote work gives peace, tranquility, quality
- Commuting to work can be a wasteful, drain on your life
- The future of work -- More remote work, more contractors, less full time employees
- "The office is something you choose to have, you don't need to have it."
- "The Day I Became A Millionaire"
- What DHH learned that day... What changed? What didn't
- "The things that brought happiness were the things I was already doing. I love writing, programming, reading."
- Will a certain amount of money ever be enough? Ray Kroc said "No."
- "The human condition does not end because you get rich." You'll still have problems.
- Best advice to give to people early in their careers?
- "Be careful what you wish for. Managing other people is not in my top 5 things I like to do."
- "Prove you can execute. That's the way to get to the executive level. Just simply make shit happen, you get shit done."
- You have to weigh shipping vs quality
- Take measured risks, and don't be afraid to make mistakes
David "DHH" Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, founder & CTO at Basecamp(formerly 37signals), best-selling author, Le Mans class-winning racing driver, public speaker, hobbyist photographer, and family man. He is the best selling author of ReWork and Remote: Office Note Required. You can also read his wildly popular writings on Medium.com/@dhh
