
Principles: Life and Work

Write down your plan for everyone to see and to measure your progress against.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Be crystal clear on what the deal is.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Worry more about substance than style.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Remember that you’re looking for the best answer, not simply the best answer that you can come up with yourself.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
First you have to pick what you are going after—your goals. Your choice of goals will determine your direction. As you move toward them, you will encounter problems. Some of those problems will bring you up against your own weaknesses. How you react to the pain that causes is up to you. If you want to reach your goals, you must be calm and analytic
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Remember that every story has another side.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Embrace tough love.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Make clear what type of communication you are going to have in light of the objectives and priorities.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Don’t oversqueeze dots.