Side note: Ray Dalio (founder of Bridgewater Associates) is an incredibly interesting guy. He wrote a 100 page handbook entitled "Principles" that describes his life philosophy in detail and is required reading material for all new associates. If you've ever wanted to see inside the thought process of the founder of the world's largest hedge fund, this is the way to do it.
From the intro:
"Above all else, I want you to think for yourself—to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true and 3) what to
do about it...If you can’t do these
things, you should reflect on why that is, because you probably have discovered one of your greatest
impediments to getting what you want out of life."
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From the intro: "Above all else, I want you to think for yourself—to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true and 3) what to do about it...If you can’t do these things, you should reflect on why that is, because you probably have discovered one of your greatest impediments to getting what you want out of life."