Dalio's Principles: A Philosophical Examination

Embrace Reality and Deal with It Topics discussed: How solving a problem in life produces a "gem" What it means to have your emotions reconciled with logic What it means to be a "hyperrealist" Debate about Ray's claim that what success is for each person depends on their "deepseated needs" Whether you can disagree with Ray's views about what our goals in life should be and still use most of his principles How radical open-mindedness and radical transparency improve your chance of success Whether the ideals of radical truth and radical transparency are universally true, or context-dependent Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) A Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume (https://amzn.to/2Z4i9nJ) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

Looking Back from a Higher Level Topics discussed: Why Socrates liked talking to people of old age Ways in which Ray's view of life is similar to and/or different from Stoicism, Hedonism, Pessimism Stoicism: the good life is one in accordance with the rational order of things Hedonism: the good life is the maximization of happiness. Happiness is pleasure and the absence of pain. Pessimism: life isn't good. Life is the continual strive to satisfy desires but then when we do we're left unhappy. Pessimism as exemplified in Miley Cyrus's song "The Climb" Ray's claims that being rich and famous are only minimally beneficial in living the good life, and frequently detract from it Podcasts mentioned: "Bottom of the Curve" (https://hiphination.org/complete-season-two-episodes/s2-episode-1-the-bottom-of-the-curve-oct-31st-2017/), Hi-Phi Nation podcast episode on the mid-life crisis and telic vs atelic desires Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Republic, Plato (Translated by Allen Bloom) (https://amzn.to/2zb3ojy) Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl (https://amzn.to/2Z5di5F) Essays and Aphorisms, Arthur Schopenhauer (https://amzn.to/2KIyqG6) (Includes the article "On the Vanity of Existence") Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

My Last Year and My Greatest Challenge Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Good to Great, Jim Collins (https://amzn.to/31RQByV) Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kahneman (https://amzn.to/31QSnQN) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

Returning the Boon Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson (https://amzn.to/2KHoJrj) The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell (https://amzn.to/2KIIOgZ) Article link: Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer (https://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/1972----.htm) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

The Ultimate Boon Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Please Understand Me II, Prometheus Nemesis Book Co (https://amzn.to/31QEkuE) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

My Road of Trials Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant (https://amzn.to/2Z4DxJm) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

My Abyss Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

Crossing the Threshold Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) A Theory of Justice, John Rawls (https://amzn.to/2zbyIyS) Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle (https://amzn.to/2KKsblj) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

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." *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 (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

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 (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)