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Principles: Life and Work

Ray Dalio

Business & StrategyProductivity & HabitsSystems & Complexity
Publish date
2017
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Description
*Principles: Life and Work* outlines the decision-making rules and management philosophies developed by investor Ray Dalio during his career at Bridgewater Associates. The book is divided into two primary sections, presenting guidelines for personal development alongside organizational strategies centered on radical transparency, idea meritocracy, and systematic problem-solving.
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    Will Durant and Ariel Durant

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  2. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

    David Eagleman

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  3. The Hero with a Thousand Faces

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  5. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

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