Ray Dalio’s book Principles: Life and Work is a #1 New York Times bestselling book. In this book, Ray Dalio shares the lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career as an investor and entrepreneur. Dalio argues that life, management, investing and economics can all be systemized into rules and can be understood like machines. He has included hundreds of practical lessons in the book. These lessons are built around the cornerstones of “radical truth” and “radical transparency.” Dalio lays out the most effective ways not only for individuals but also organizations to make decisions, build strong teams and approach challenges. Dalio also describes the innovative tools that his firm uses in order to bring an idea meritocracy to life. This includes creating “baseball cards” for all employees so that they can distill their strengths and weaknesses. They also employ computerized decision-making systems to formulate believability-weighted decisions. The book Principles: Life and Work is brimming with novel ideas for institutions and organizations. Principles offer a clear and straightforward approach to decision-making. Dalio believes anyone can apply these principles no matter what they are seeking to achieve.

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