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Whoah. I thought you were joking there, but that's actually Principle #41. Here's the whole tract: http://www.bwater.com/Uploads/FileManager/Principles/Bridg
by jpatokal 10y ago
Whoah. I thought you were joking there, but that's actually Principle #41. Here's the whole tract:
http://www.bwater.com/Uploads/FileManager/Principles/Bridgewater-Associates-Ray-Dalio-Principles.pdf http://www.bwater.com/Uploads/FileManager/Principles/Bridgew...
Which reads like a particularly ego-centric self-help book, down to creepy formulae. "Pain + Reflection = Progress" or "1+1=3", anyone?
- yummyfajitas 10y agoBy comparing it to "1+1=3", you seem to be hinting that "pain + reflection = progress" is false. Is that actually your belief? Or do you believe it to be true but merely creepy? (Personally I consider it to be completely true. Most of my personal progress has come directly from pain, reflection, and then deliberate effort. Where does your personal progress come from?)
- jpatokal 10y agoI'm OK with choosing to take on pain to grow. I do, however, find it creepy when a company's publicly stated values glorify pain.
- wavefunction 10y agoSome pain is just pain, it's meaningless and even reflecting on it does you no good. So it's obviously not "true" but at best "sometimes true."
- arethuza 10y agoFor some reason this discussion reminds me of Yossarian's rant about pain and god in Catch 22.
- dwpdwpdwpdwpdwp 10y agoIf it is completely true, then surely "pain = progress - reflection" must also be completely true.