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- Principle 1 - Embrace Reality and Deal with It
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 DalioA Treatise of Human Nature, David HumeJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro49 min - Chapter 8 - "Looking Back from a Higher Level"
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", Hi-Phi Nation podcast episode on the mid-life crisis and telic vs atelic desiresBooks mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioRepublic, Plato (Translated by Allen Bloom)Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor FranklEssays and Aphorisms, Arthur Schopenhauer(Includes the article "On the Vanity of Existence")Join us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro44 min - Chapter 7 - "My Last Year and My Greatest Challenge"
My Last Year and My Greatest Challenge
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioGood to Great, Jim CollinsThinking Fast & Slow, Daniel KahnemanJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro44 min - Chapter 6 - "Returning the Boon"
Returning the Boon
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioSteve Jobs, Walter IsaacsonThe Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph CampbellArticle link: Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter SingerJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro44 min - Chapter 5 - "The Ultimate Boon"
The Ultimate Boon
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioPlease Understand Me II, Prometheus Nemesis Book CoJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro45 min - Chapter 4 - "My Road of Trials"
My Road of Trials
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioThe Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel KantJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro48 min - Chapter 3 - "My Abyss"
My Abyss
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro1 hr 3 min - Chapter 2 - "Crossing the Threshold"
Crossing the Threshold
Books mentioned:Principles, Ray DalioA Theory of Justice, John RawlsNicomachean Ethics, AristotleJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro49 min - 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."
*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 DalioJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro40 min - 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 DalioJoin us on our subredditdailosprinciplesFollow us on Twitter@MicahBaize@JohnSextro31 min
About Dalio's Principles: A Philosophical Examination
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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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