Movies from Ray Dalio

Four Good Days

A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I found the new movie “Four Good Days” to be an excellent portrayal of what it’s like for people in that position so I am passing it along for anyone who might find it useful. (2/7)
Movies from Ray Dalio

Touched with Fire

Carla and Marco are manic-depressive poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they go off their meds, they end up in the same psychiatric hospital. As the chemistry between them stirs up their emotions, it intensifies their mania. Despite doctors' and parents' attempts to separate them, they pursue their beautiful but destructive romance which swings them from fantastical manic highs to suicidal depressive lows, until they have to choose between sanity and love.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
To convey the magic and the pain of bipolar disorder and how to get through it, he created his movie “Touched With Fire” (available on Amazon Prime) that has been recommended by numerous mental health organizations such as NAMI. (5/7)
Movies from Ray Dalio

The Big Lebowski

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
Ray Dalio's Favorite Movie Is 'The Big Lebowski'.
Movies from Ray Dalio

Blue Planet II: One Ocean & The Deep

New stories from the greatest, yet least known parts of our planet – the oceans. The first two episodes from the BBC Series Blue Planet II, presented as a film by Sony BBC Earth.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I suggest you see Blue Planet 2 or go to the American Museum of Natural History in New York to see the exhibition and big screen movie to get a taste of what I’m doing.
Movies from Ray Dalio

Finding Nemo

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
- I, too, love ocean exploration. Who do you relate to most? Nemo or Marlin? - Nemo—I'm more curious and likely get lost in it.
Books from Ray Dalio

Think Again

Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerDiscover the critical art of rethinking: how questioning your opinions can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in lifeIntelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, the most crucial skill may be the ability to rethink and unlearn. Recent global and political changes have forced many of us to re-evaluate our opinions and decisions. Yet we often still favour the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt, and prefer opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. Intelligence is no cure, and can even be a curse. The brighter we are, the blinder we can become to our own limitations.Adam Grant - Wharton's top-rated professor and #1 bestselling author - offers bold ideas and rigorous evidence to show how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, encourage others to rethink topics as wide-ranging as abortion and climate change, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, and how a vaccine whisperer convinces anti-vaxxers to immunize their children. Think Again is an invitation to let go of stale opinions and prize mental flexibility, humility, and curiosity over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what you don't know is wisdom.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I highly recommend @AdamMGrant's new book Think Again. Adam is one the most revered experts in what makes organizations and people successful and he loudly and clearly tells you what is most important...
Books from Ray Dalio

Titan

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.—the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists—and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller’s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects’ troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him “to give all I could”; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country’s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography—balanced, revelatory, elegantly written.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Fabolous." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

Think Like a Monk

Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.When you think like a monk, you’ll understand: -How to overcome negativity -How to stop overthinking -Why comparison kills love -How to use your fear -Why you can’t find happiness by looking for it -How to learn from everyone you meet -Why you are not your thoughts -How to find your purpose -Why kindness is crucial to success -And much more... Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things—a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk, to meditate every day for four to eight hours, and devote his life to helping others. After three years, one of his teachers told him that he would have more impact on the world if he left the monk’s path to share his experience and wisdom with others. Heavily in debt, and with no recognizable skills on his résumé, he moved back home in north London with his parents. Shetty reconnected with old school friends—many working for some of the world’s largest corporations—who were experiencing tremendous stress, pressure, and unhappiness, and they invited Shetty to coach them on well-being, purpose, and mindfulness. Since then, Shetty has become one of the world’s most popular influencers. In 2017, he was named in the Forbes magazine 30-under-30 for being a game-changer in the world of media. In 2018, he had the #1 video on Facebook with over 360 million views. His social media following totals over 38 million, he has produced over 400 viral videos which have amassed more than 8 billion views, and his podcast, On Purpose, is consistently ranked the world’s #1 Health and Wellness podcast. In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. Combining ancient wisdom and his own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals how to overcome negative thoughts and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie within all of us. He transforms abstract lessons into advice and exercises we can all apply to reduce stress, improve relationships, and give the gifts we find in ourselves to the world. Shetty proves that everyone can—and should—think like a monk.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Combining ancient wisdom with the practicalities of today." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

Atlas Shrugged

Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves?You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this book. You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy...why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction...why a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumph...why a beautiful woman who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with the man she has sworn to kill.Atlas Shrugged, a modern classic and Rand’s most extensive statement of Objectivism—her groundbreaking philosophy—offers the reader the spectacle of human greatness, depicted with all the poetry and power of one of the twentieth century’s leading artists.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

The Fountainhead

The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

Play Nice But Win

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leaderIn 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder and leader of Dell Technologies, he found himself embroiled in a battle for his company’s survival. What he’d do next could ensure its legacy—or destroy it completely. Play Nice But Win is a riveting account of the three battles waged for Dell Technologies: one to launch it, one to keep it, and one to transform it. For the first time, Dell reveals the highs and lows of the company's evolution amidst a rapidly changing industry—and his own, as he matured into the CEO it needed. With humor and humility, he recalls the mentors who showed him how to turn his passion into a business; the competitors who became friends, foes, or both; and the sharks that circled, looking for weakness. What emerges is the long-term vision underpinning his success: that technology is ultimately about people and their potential. More than an honest portrait of a leader at a crossroads, Play Nice But Win is a survival story proving that while anyone with technological insight and entrepreneurial zeal might build something great—it takes a leader to build something that lasts.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Takes you into the real world of building and transforming an empire." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

No Rules Rules

*** Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year ***It's time to do things differently. Trust your team. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss.These are some of the ground rules if you work at Netflix. They are part of a unique cultural experiment that explains how the company has transformed itself at lightning speed from a DVD mail order service into a streaming superpower - with 190 million fervent subscribers and a market capitalisation that rivals the likes of Disney.Finally Reed Hastings, Netflix Chairman and CEO, is sharing the secrets that have revolutionised the entertainment and tech industries. With INSEAD business school professor Erin Meyer, he will explore his leadership philosophy - which begins by rejecting the accepted beliefs under which most companies operate - and how it plays out in practice at Netflix.From unlimited holidays to abolishing approvals, Netflix offers a fundamentally different way to run any organisation, one far more in tune with an ever-changing fast-paced world. For anyone interested in creativity, productivity and innovation, the Netflix culture is something close to a holy grail. This book will make it, and its creator, fully accessible for the first time.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
[The author], his people, and his culture are all of star quality. I recommend his book. - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

Destined for War

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR | SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE | NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON) * AMAZON “Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around.”— JOE BIDEN, former vice president of the United States China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap: when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result. Over the past five hundred years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times; war broke out in twelve. Today, as an unstoppable China approaches an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promise to make their countries “great again,” the seventeenth case looks grim. A trade conflict, cyberattack, Korean crisis, or accident at sea could easily spark a major war. In Destined for War, eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison masterfully blends history and current events to explain the timeless machinery of Thucydides’s Trap—and to explore the painful steps that might prevent disaster today. “[A] must-read book in both Washington and Beijing.”— NIALL FERGUSON, BOSTON GLOBE “[Allison is] a first-class academic with the instincts of a first-rate politician.”— BLOOMBERG NEWS “[Full of] wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history . . . [A] fine book.”— NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
"Reminds us that over the last 500 years there have been 16 times in which there has been [...] an empire challenging another. In 12 of those cases there have been wars." - Ray Dalio
Books from Ray Dalio

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius

“A thought-provoking critique of Einstein’s tantalizing combination of brilliance and blunder.”—Andrew Robinson, New Scientist Never before translated into English, the Manimekhalai is one of the great classics of Indian culture.
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
Tim Ferriss: It seems also that you’re well-read. I’d love to actually just go back for a second to Einstein’s Mistakes. When you pick up a book like that – two questions. No. 1, how did you choose that book or find it? No. 2 is how do you read? What is your reading process? Ray Dalio: The book was given to me because people know that I like that stuff. The way I read, it depends on what I’m reading. But I will skim – and it depends on how much time and a lot of things.
Books recommended by Ray Dalio
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The Fullest Ray Dalio Book List: 45 Recommendations

Take a look at 45 amazing essentials Ray Dalio has in his library!
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
Take a look at 45 amazing essentials Ray Dalio has in his library!
Music from Ray Dalio

Aretha Franklin

Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
That honor appears to be reserved for Aretha Franklin, who he described as “amazing.”
Music from Ray Dalio

The Beatles

Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I asserted that because the Beatles got him into transcendental meditation (TM) and he has credited TM as instrumental in Bridgewater’s success, the Beatles were therefore responsible for Bridgewater. “That’s right,” he laughed. “Now that you mention it. Yes.”
Music from Ray Dalio

OK Go

Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
And @okgo ’s amazing music videos – which are just a few of the many that were great.
Music from Ray Dalio

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I spent the weekend at JazzFest (which to me is the best fest) and saw the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (which is my favorite JazzFest band) in New Orleans (which is one of my favorite cities in the world because it’s so cool—btw the food is as good as the music.)
Articles from Ray Dalio

Keeping at it, by Paul Volcker Financial Times

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I agree! Paul Volcker is the greatest man I know because of his character, wisdom and knowledge. I recommend this article about him and his book. I will be passing some more writings about him and by him along.
Places from Ray Dalio

American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is the largest natural history museum in the world. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. The museum collections contain over 34 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts as well as specialized collections for frozen tissue and genomic and astrophysical data, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time, and occupies more than . The museum has a full-time scientific staff of 225, sponsors over 120 special field expeditions each year, and averages about five million visits annually. The one mission statement of the American Museum of Natural History is: "To discover, interpret, and disseminate—through scientific research and education—knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Ray Dalio
Entrepreneur, Writer
I suggest you see Blue Planet 2 or go to the American Museum of Natural History in New York to see the exhibition and big screen movie to get a taste of what I’m doing.