
Principles: Life and Work

Teach and reinforce the merits of mistake-based learning.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
use are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Workplace Personality
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
One of the most important decisions you can make is who you ask questions of.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Making a handful of good uncorrelated bets that are balanced and leveraged well is the surest way of having a lot of upside without being exposed to unacceptable downside.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
This is the art of portfolio management. Very few do this well.
Never say anything about someone that you wouldn’t say to them directly and don’t try people without accusing them to their faces.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
What will ultimately fulfill you are things that feel right at both levels, as both desires and goals.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
The Spiritual Brain
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
To do this well, approach the conversation in a way that conveys that you’re just trying to understand.26 Use questions rather than make statements.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Make it clear who is directing the meeting and whom it is meant to serve.