All memos tagged #principles-life-and-work

The term by and large means on the whole; in general. "By and large" is originally a sailing term meaning "alternately close-hauled and not close-hauled." A ship that is sailing "close-hauled" is...

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio provides a chronology of the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life...

Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives to pursue even better ones. You can do anything if you stop trying to do anything. Contexts [1] Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio,...

Hyper Realism—the Principle be a hyperrealist. References [1] Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio, principles-life-and-work

Whenever a big-picture “by-and-large” statement is made and someone replies “Not always,” my instinctual reaction is that we are probably about to dive into the weeds—i.e., into a discussion of the...