Principles

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Author Name: Ray Dalio

Being principled means operating according to clearly articulated principles. Unfortunately, most people can't do this. It's very rare for people to write down their principles and share them with others. This is a shame. I've always wanted to know the principles that guided Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill, Leonardo da Vinci, and others so I could understand what they achieved, how they achieved it, and thus compare their different approaches. I'd like to know the most important principles of the politicians I want to vote for, as well as the favorite principles of other people whose decisions affect me. Do we have common principles that bind us together—as a family, a community, a country, and friends of all nationalities? Or do we have conflicting principles that divide us? What are they? To be specific, this is a time when we especially need to be clear about our principles. My hope is that reading this book will prompt you and others to discover your own principles from their best place and write them down in an exemplary and exemplary way. This will enable you and others to gain clarity about and better understand each other's principles. It will also enable you to refine them as you experience and reflect on them more closely, which in turn will help you make better decisions and help others understand you better.