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Meditation, more than any other factor, has been the reason for what success I’ve had.

Ray Dalio

Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
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People Seek Understand
In return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted.
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Measurement Money People Return Rough Society
Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.
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Life Live Principle Value Yourself
I also believe that everyone needs to think independently and make their own decisions on what makes the most sense.
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Believe Decision Independent Myself Need Thinking
Almost everything is like a machine.
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Machine One Liner People
That’s what I mean by radical truth. I mean accepting reality.
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Acceptance Myself Radiant Truth
Meditation, more than any other factor, has been the reason for what success I’ve had.
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Factor Meditation Myself Reason Success
When you think that it’s too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is a lot easier than being unsuccessful.
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Easy Hard Remember Success Thinking
Success is achieved by people who deeply understand reality and know how to use it to get what they want. The converse is also true: idealists who are not well-grounded in reality create problems, not progress.
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Achievement Creation Ideal Problem Progress Reality Success True Understand
If you don’t own Gold, you know neither history nor economics.
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Economics History Yourself
More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don’t is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively.
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Live Object People Potential Willing
There are far more good answers “out there” than there are in you.
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Control Drive Inspirational Yourself
The pain of problems is a call to find solutions rather than a reason for unhappiness and inaction, so it’s silly, pointless, and harmful to be upset at the problems and choices that come at you (though it’s understandable).
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Call Choice Harm Pain Problem Solution Understand Yourself
Forget about what the technology is. Just understand the motivation behind it.
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Forget Motivational Technology Understand
Successful people ask for the criticism of others and consider its merit.
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Advantage Criticism People Success
Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals.
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Achievement Appearance Goal Goodness Worry

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