“start with the most important questions and imagine the metrics that will answer them. Remember that any single metric can mislead; you… — Ray Dalio Data Copy Share Image
I think if you look at the statistics and you deal with fake media - and fake media and distorted media is… — Ray Dalio Balance Copy Share Image
“Acknowledging your weaknesses is not the same as surrendering to them. It’s the first step toward overcoming them. The pains you are… — Ray Dalio First step Copy Share Image
“have found triangulating with highly believable people who are willing to have thoughtful disagreements has never failed to enhance my learning and… — Ray Dalio Decision making Copy Share Image
“Bob Kegan called Bridgewater “a form of proof that the quest for business excellence and the search for personal realization need not… — Ray Dalio Business Copy Share Image
Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You… — Ray Dalio Achieve Copy Share Image
“The four main assessments we use are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Workplace Personality Inventory, the Team Dimensions Profile, and Stratified… — Ray Dalio Assessments Copy Share Image
I do think people need to recognize that a lot of journalists want to write a story a certain way because the… — Ray Dalio Certain Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist. They assume that… — Ray Dalio Assets Copy Share Image
Life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject… — Ray Dalio Alternatives Copy Share Image
“Remember that the only purpose of money is to get you what you want, so think hard about what you value and… — Ray Dalio Good relationship Copy Share Image
Competitiveness is really what it costs you per man-hour to get you what you want. In other words, there's an education level… — Ray Dalio China Copy Share Image
“If ever you find yourself about to make a decision (especially a big decision) in one of these areas without consulting others,… — Ray Dalio Choice Copy Share Image
“You better make sense of what happened to other people in other times and other places because if you don’t you won’t… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“short-term interest rates above long-term rates (which was called “inverting the yield curve”). Every time that happened, inflation-hedged assets and the economy… — Ray Dalio Customer Copy Share Image
“approach the conversation in a way that conveys that you’re just trying to understand.26 Use questions rather than make statements. Conduct the… — Ray Dalio Communication Copy Share Image
“While it’s easier to avoid confrontations in the short run, the consequences of doing so can be massively destructive in the long… — Ray Dalio Conflicts Copy Share Image
“While in the past I would encounter problems, figure out their causes, and design my own ways to get around them, others… — Ray Dalio Mentor Copy Share Image
I'm going to give away a lot more than half my money. I'd be happy to give that to the government if… — Ray Dalio Believe Copy Share Image
I could see that making judgments about people so that they are tried and sentenced in your head, without asking them for… — Ray Dalio Asking Copy Share Image
If you can stare hard at your problems, they almost always shrink or disappear, because you almost always find a better way… — Ray Dalio Better way Copy Share Image
School typically doesn't prepare young people for real life - unless their lives are spent following instructions and pleasing others. In my… — Ray Dalio Education Copy Share Image
“Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior that gets you what you want out of life. They can… — Ray Dalio Habits Copy Share Image
One of the greatest sources of problems in our society arises from people having loads of wrong theories in their heads -… — Ray Dalio Arise Copy Share Image
“Help people through the pain that comes with exploring their weaknesses. Emotions tend to heat up during most disagreements, especially when the… — Ray Dalio Communication Copy Share Image
When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight' (i.e., to either strike back or run away) - reflect instead.… — Ray Dalio Animal Copy Share Image
“When faced with the choice between two things you need that are seemingly at odds, go slowly to figure out how you… — Ray Dalio Choice Copy Share Image
“Thoughtful disagreement is not a battle; its goal is not to convince the other party that he or she is wrong and… — Ray Dalio Disagreement Copy Share Image
The main reason I write the daily observations is because I want to know where I'm wrong. So lots of times if… — Ray Dalio Daily Copy Share Image
“no matter what asset class one held, there would come a time when it would lose most of its value. This included… — Ray Dalio Customer Copy Share Image
“The most valuable habit I’ve acquired is using pain to trigger quality reflections. If you can acquire this habit yourself, you will… — Ray Dalio Habit Copy Share Image
“if you can recognize that you have blind spots and open-mindedly consider the possibility that others might see something better than you—and… — Ray Dalio Good Decisions Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, to help people succeed you have to do two things: First let them see their failures so clearly that they are… — Ray Dalio Failure Copy Share Image
“My approach was to hire, train, test, and then fire or promote quickly, so that we could rapidly identify the excellent hires… — Ray Dalio Fitness Copy Share Image
“If you can think for yourself while being open-minded in a clearheaded way to find out what is best for you to… — Ray Dalio Courage Copy Share Image
“Chances are you won’t have time to deal with the unimportant things, which is better than not having time to deal with… — Ray Dalio Important things Copy Share Image
“I saw that to do exceptionally well you have to push your limits and that, if you push your limits, you will… — Ray Dalio Push Your Limits Copy Share Image
“Distinguish big problems from small ones. You only have so much time and energy; make sure you are investing them in exploring… — Ray Dalio Big problem Copy Share Image
As Harvard developmental psychologist Robert Kegan, who has studied Bridgewater, says, in most work places everyone is working two jobs. The first… — Ray Dalio Developmental Copy Share Image
Since the only way you are going to find solutions to painful problems is by thinking deeply about them - i.e., reflecting… — Ray Dalio Evolve Copy Share Image
