Apart from some nonsense appeals to nature to justify some shakey philosophy, and being awfully repetitive, this is a good book with an important message. Take your ego out of decision making. ( )

This is much more than a book about Principles and a large amount about how to operate a business and make decisions. Lots of great wisdom and examples with Bridgewater are included. ( )

This book by Ray Dalio is good. I won't go so far as to say it is excellent because it is long, and you will find some repetition in the book.

Ray Dalio divided the book into three sections - his autobiography (of sorts), principles for life, and principles for business.

I found the first section most interesting. This is where he described his journey, his mistakes, and his successes.

The second section - principles for life - is superb as well. When he reached the third section, I believe he faltered. The principles are excellent. There is no doubt about this. But, I felt that most people don't apply all of them. I assume he applied all the principles but did not explain where he failed. This section was a bit tedious, and I quickly went through the last chapters.

If the book was shorter by about 50 pages, it would be more effective. ( )

This is hands down one of the best reads this year!

The book is divided into three parts: the life story of the author, Life Principles, and Work Principles. Even though I find the first part exciting and inspiring, the actual value for me lies in the last two parts. Ray Dalio has distilled the principles from all the lessons learned through his quite extraordinary life and career and shared it to the world.

I could especially relate to work principles. While reading them, I've found some of the matching principles which I had to discover the hard way - by trial and error and came to similar conclusions, giving even more credibility to other principles from my point of view and a feeling of urgency to try and implement them.

It is very rare to find such a concentration of knowledge in one book. Having this in mind this book might be one of the most impactful reads, especially if you have the power and will to change things in the organization for the better.

The main concepts: idea meritocracy, believability, radical truth, and transparency and many others already found a way into my daily life and our organization. I believe that in the long run, it can make an enormous impact on both. ( )

No livro Ray Dalio expõe os princípios de vida e trabalho que fizeram de sua empresa (Bridgewater) uma das 5 maiores empresas privadas dos Estados Unidos.

O livro é bem diagramado e a leitura flui razoavelmente bem. Por vezes achei o livro extenso e o conteúdo é um pouco maçante, mas sem dúvida é um livro que aporta conhecimento sobre gestão de forma geral.

Um ponto positivo adicional é que o livro nesta edição da Intrínseca em português é feito com capa dura. ( )