《Principles 》记录了Bridgewater创始人Ray Dalio对自己人生成功过程的反思，提供了一套能通用的理念，帮助人们在生活中作出正确的选择。
作者雷·达里奥是全球最大的对冲基金“桥水基金”的掌门人，全球100位最有影响力的人物之一，被媒体称为“投资界的史蒂夫·乔布斯”。
Ray Dalio，来自纽约中产之家，中年创建Bridgewater，2011年六十岁时Bridgewater成为世界上第一大对冲基金。
PART I
WHERE I’M COMING FROM
1 My Call to Adventure: 1949–1967
2 Crossing the Threshold: 1967–1979
3 My Abyss: 1979–1982
4 My Road of Trials: 1983–1994
5 The Ultimate Boon: 1995–2010
6 Returning the Boon: 2011–2015
7 My Last Year and My Greatest Challenge: 2016–2017
8 Looking Back from a Higher Level
PART II
LIFE PRINCIPLES
1 Embrace Reality and Deal with It
2 Use the 5-Step Process to Get What You Want Out of Life
3 Be Radically Open-Minded
4 Understand That People Are Wired Very Differently
5 Learn How to Make Decisions Effectively
Life Principles: Putting It All Together
Summary and Table of Life Principles
PART III
WORK PRINCIPLES
Summary and Table of Work Principles
TO GET THE CULTURE RIGHT . . .
1 Trust in Radical Truth and Radical Transparency
2 Cultivate Meaningful Work and Meaningful Relationships
3 Create a Culture in Which It Is Okay to Make Mistakes and Unacceptable Not to Learn