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Principles by Ray Dalio, Week 2
Think for yourself to first decide what do you want. Find out what’s true. Ask “what should you do to achieve what you want in light of what’s true?” Those are the 3 things Ray Dalio says someone must do in order to find their principles. For next week, read Part Two: Life Principles. Pages 132 to…
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The Anti-MBA Book Club, Principles: Week 1
Dearest Anti-MBA-ers, Welcome to week 1 of this month’s book, Principles. For this week, read Part One: Where I’m Coming From. Pages 0 to 131. As you read, comment in the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theantimba/. A few things to look out for and know: 1. This first part of the book is about Ray Dalio’s life. In my opinion, it’s…
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January’s Book: Principle’s by Ray Dalio
Dear fellow Anti-MBA-ers, Tis the time to announce this month’s book for The Anti-MBA Book Club. Drum roll, please… January’s book for The Anti-MBA Book Club is…Principles by Ray Dalio. The reading schedule for the book is below. But first, let me explain why I chose this book. The first reason is because of my…
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Ray Dalio: The Type of Person Who Shapes the World
I’m in the middle of reading Ray Dalio’s book Principles. I’ve just come on a part I really like where Dalio describes what shapers are. I’ve copy and pasted the entire text below. Background: Within a few decades, Ray Dalio built Bridgewater from a tiny investment office ran out of his apartment to the largest…
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The Anti-MBA Book Club…is BACK!
NOTE: This was sent to my email subscribers. To join the book club you need to subscribe. To do that, enter your email on any form on the site. GOOD NEWS The Anti-MBA Book Club is BACK!!!! From 2012 to 2014 I hosted weekly book club called The Anti-MBA. The group read a book a month…
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Ross Ulbricht’s Net Worth
I just finished American Kingpin, the book about Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road. It was an amazing book. I read it in one sitting, which I rarely do. After finishing the book, I wanted to learn more…not satisfied with the 9 hours of reading I’d just done. So, after doing some research,…
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The Best Business Books Ever (Updated 2019)
I’ve written about this before (both on this blog and The Hustle), but I was recently emailed with this question: what are the best business books that you’ve ever read? Look, this blog here started as a book club where I blogged and talked about my favorite books. Most of those books were business books…
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Predictions Of The Future Gone Wrong And This Month’s Book
Boom-shaka-laka! Next week is the beginning of a new month. Know what that means? It’s time to announce a new book! I’ll tell you more about that in a second, but first I share a story that’s guaranteed to make you more creative today. Yup, it’s pretty sappy and involves a baby elephant.
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Book of the month: Man’s Search For Meaning
This month’s book is gonna be a littttttle bit different from what we’ve read in the past. …Many people claim their outlook on life completely changed after reading this book… …The Library of Congress named this book one of the ten most influential books in America… …Lili, an Anti-MBA member, said that this book shaped the way…
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How I Lost 13 pounds Using The Power of Habit
I didn’t wanna post this because shirtless photos can come off douchey, but I think my experience can help others, so here goes… A video summary of this post ***Update*** It’s June 11th and my weight today is 185…which means I’m lost 22 pounds since I started this post. I’ll update this more to show…