--- title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — January 2025 description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/01 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/01 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — January 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of David Heinemeier Hansson — January 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/delusional-dreams-of-excess-freedom-p0tu1axz5 "Delusional dreams of excess freedom") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 2y Delusional dreams of excess freedom Attaining excessive freedom and wealth can lead to unexpected existential crises. Many people, including startup founders and retirees, struggle to find meaning when freed from the responsibilities and obligations they once had. The notion that material success or unlimited free time would bring happiness is often challenged by the reality of emptiness that can follow. 77 19 [See all David Heinemeier Hansson archives](/sources/dhh/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/01#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/01","name":"Best David Heinemeier Hansson Posts — January 2025","description":"The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/01#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/delusional-dreams-of-excess-freedom-p0tu1axz5","name":"Delusional dreams of excess freedom"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"David Heinemeier Hansson","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"January 2025"}]}]} ```