1. Think of yourself as a machine operating within a machine and know that you have the ability to alter your machines to produce better outcomes.
2. By comparing your outcomes with your goals, you can determine how to modify your machine.
3. Distinguish between you as the designer of your machine and you as a worker with your machine.
4. The biggest mistake most people make is to not see themselves and others objectively, which leads them to bump into their own and others’ weaknesses again and again.
5. Successful people are those who can go above themselves to see things objectively and manage those things to shape change.
6. Asking others who are strong in areas where you are weak to help you is a great skill that you should develop no matter what, as it will help you develop guardrails that will prevent you from doing what you shouldn’t be doing.
7. Because it is difficult to see oneself objectively, you need to rely on the input of others and the whole body of evidence.
8. If you are open-minded enough and determined, you can get virtually anything you want.
Source:
Ray Dalio’s Book Principles
