Key Insights from "Principles" by Ray Dalio:
- Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behaviour that gets you what you want.
- Embrace reality and deal with it.
- Pain + Reflection = Progress.
- Choose your habits well, they will shape your life in the long run.
- Decisions should be made through a process of 'believability-weighted decision making'.
- The two biggest barriers to good decision making are your ego and your blind spots.
- Transparency within an organization promotes trust and effective decision making.
- Recognize the importance of thoughtful disagreement.
- Be radically open-minded.
- Meritocracy is the key to an...