--- title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — October 2025 description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — October 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from October 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 — October 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/pay-yourself-first-rju7sps1v "Pay yourself first") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 48w Pay yourself first Prioritizing meaningful work over endless administrative tasks is essential for maintaining motivation and developing competency. By dedicating time to programming, experimentation, and research that genuinely interests you—even when responsibilities pile up—you create a virtuous cycle where growing skills lead to more autonomy. The key is treating personal development and intellectually fulfilling work as non-negotiable priorities rather than items at the bottom of an endless to-do list. 303 20 [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/2025/10#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/10","name":"Best David Heinemeier Hansson Posts — October 2025","description":"The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/10#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pay-yourself-first-rju7sps1v","name":"Pay yourself first"}]},{"@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":"October 2025"}]}]} ```