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by David Heinemeier Hansson
Pay yourself first
There'll always be more emails in need of reply, more meetings to attend, and more updates to read. A person can fill the entire workweek with these tasks over and over again. But to stay sane and sharp, you must pay yourself first by doing the work that actually means something to you.
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~1 minutes (1K characters)
Release date
Oct 4, 2025