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Dalio's Principles: A Philosophical Examination John Sextro and Micah Baize
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A podcast dedicated to a deep dive into Ray Dalio's book "Principles". We examine the book through the lens of philosophy and our experience using the principles.
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The Introduction
An introduction to the podcast and our comments on the Introduction chapter to the book.
Topics discussed:
Who is Ray Dalio?
What are his credentials for writing a book on how to improve your chance at success?
Ray's ideas of "Radical Truth" and "Radical Transparency"
Whether's Ray's principles are one-size-fits-all, or whether they will be different for different people?
Ray's role in making McDonald's Chicken McNuggets possible
Ray's suggestion to think for yourself:
What do you want?
What is true?
What are you going to do about it?
Books mentioned:
Principles, Ray Dalio
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Chapter 1 - "My Call To Adventure"
Topics discussed:
Ray's childhood
What motivates Ray in life and business
His first investment - bad, but successful!
His risk-taking nature
Ray's seemingly false claim that "For me, great is better than terrible, and terrible is better than mediocre, because terrible at least gives life flavor."
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Note to Parents *
We discuss the existence of Santa Claus and the myth that you have to be good in school to be successful.
Books mentioned:
Principles, Ray Dalio
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Chapter 2 - "Crossing the Threshold"
Crossing the Threshold
Books mentioned:
Principles, Ray Dalio
A Theory of Justice, John Rawls
Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle
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Chapter 3 - "My Abyss"
My Abyss
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Chapter 4 - "My Road of Trials"
My Road of Trials
Books mentioned:
Principles, Ray Dalio
The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
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Chapter 6 - "Returning the Boon"
Returning the Boon
Books mentioned:
Principles, Ray Dalio
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell
Article link: Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer
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