The main reason I write the daily observations is because I want to know where I’m wrong. So lots of times if somebody points something out it helps me, and I want to have a diversified bet of uncorrelated bets.
RAY DALIOYou should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don’t know what the future is going to hold.
More Ray Dalio Quotes
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I think the greatest tragedy of mankind is that people have ideas and opinions in their heads but don’t have a process for properly examining these ideas to find out what’s true. That creates a world of distortions.
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That’s what I mean by radical truth. I mean accepting reality.
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Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
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It is a law of nature that you must do difficult things to gain strength and power. As with working out, after a while you make the connection between doing difficult things and the benefits you get from doing them, and you come to look forward to doing these difficult things.
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Constantly probe the people who report to you, and encourage them to probe you.
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There is nothing to fear from truth….Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right.
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Watch out for people who think it’s embarrassing not to know.
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Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier (like it does when getting fit). When you excel at it, you will find your ability to get what you want thrilling.
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I think meditation has been the single biggest reason for whatever success Ive had.
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There are two main drivers of asset class returns – inflation and growth.
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People who worry about looking good typically hide what they don’t know and hide their weaknesses, so they never learn how to properly deal with them and these weaknesses remain impediments in the future.
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Look at what caused people to make a lot of money and you will see that usually it is in proportion to their production of what the society wanted.
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There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people.
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Everyone has to decide for themselves what works for them and their organization.
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Remember that experience creates internalization. Doing things repeatedly leads to internalization, which produces a quality of understanding that is generally vastly superior to intellectualized learning.
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