Principles(ˈprinsəpəl)

Principles(ˈprinsəpəl)

By Ray(rā) Dalio

INTRODUCTION

Before(biˈfôr) I begin(biˈgin) telling you what I think(THiNGk), I want to establish(iˈstabliSH) that I’m a “dumb(dəm) shit(SHit)” who doesn’t know much relative(ˈrelətiv) to what I need to know. Whatever success(səkˈses) I’ve had in life(līf) has had more to do with my knowing how to deal(dēl) with my not knowing than anything I know. The most important thing I learned is an approach(əˈprōCH) to life based on principles that helps me find out what’s true and what to do about it.

I am now at the stage(stāj) in my life in which I want to help others be successful rather than to be more successful myself. Because these principles have helped me and others so much, I want to share(SHe(ə)r) them with you. It’s up to you to decide how valuable(ˈvaly(o͞o)əbəl) they really(ˈrē(ə)lē) are and what, if anything, you want to do with them(T͟Hem,T͟Həm).

Principles are fundamental(ˌfəndəˈmentl) truths(tro͞oTH) that serve(sərv) as the foundations(founˈdāSHən) for behavior(biˈhāvyər) that gets you what you want out of life. They can be applied(əˈplīd) again and again in similar(ˈsimələr) situations(ˌsiCHo͞oˈāSHən) to help you achieve(əˈCHēv) your goals.

Every day, each of us is faced(fās) with a blizzard(ˈblizərd) of situations we must respond(riˈspänd) to. Without principles we would be forced(fôrst) to react(rēˈakt) to all the things life throws at us individually(ˌindəˈvijəwəlē), as if we were experiencing each of them for the first time. If instead(inˈsted) we classify(ˈklasəˌfī) these situations into types and have good principles for dealing(dēl) with them, we will make better decisions(diˈsiZHən) more quickly and have better lives as a result. Having a good set of principles is like having a good collection of recipes(ˈresəˌpē) for success. All successful people operate(ˈäpəˌrāt) by principles that help them be successful, though(T͟Hō) what they choose to be successful at varies(ˈve(ə)rē) enormously(iˈnôrməslē), so their principles vary.

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