Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.
Ray DalioSome people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
Ray DalioEach person assesses each other person's credibility on different dimensions, because people are strong and weak in different things.
Ray DalioMost people have a hard time confronting their weaknesses in a really straightforward, evidence-based way. They also have problems speaking frankly to others. Some people love knowing about their weaknesses and mistakes and those of others because it helps them be so much better, while others can't stand it.
Ray Dalio