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Principles

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This book by Ray Dalio has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Lex Fridman. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Steven Bartlett, host. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2019-12-02 and the most recent from 2025-09-11. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

Every time it came up

Guest's own workDiary of a CEO

Ray Dalio: We’re Heading Into Very, Very Dark Times! America & The UK’s Decline Is Coming!

“Based on your life cycle in this book, Principles: Your Guided Journey, Create Your Own Principles to Get the Work and Life You Want”— Steven Bartlett

The guest here is Ray Dalio: Billionaire investor who founded Bridgewater Associates, which he built into the world's largest hedge fund managing about $150 billion. He is known for studying 500 years of history to predict economic and geopolitical cycles, and for his books on principles. Ray Dalio explains the five forces driving the decline of the US and UK, and how individuals can protect their future.

00:35:232025-09-11
Guest's own workDiary of a CEO

Ray Dalio: We’re Heading Into Very, Very Dark Times! America & The UK’s Decline Is Coming!

“The this book Principles by Ray Dalio, which I'm going to link all of them below for anyone that wants to read them.”— Steven Bartlett

The guest here is Ray Dalio: Billionaire investor who founded Bridgewater Associates, which he built into the world's largest hedge fund managing about $150 billion. He is known for studying 500 years of history to predict economic and geopolitical cycles, and for his books on principles. Ray Dalio explains the five forces driving the decline of the US and UK, and how individuals can protect their future.

01:31:412025-09-11
RecommendedLex Fridman

Ray Dalio: Money, Power, and the Collapse of Empires | Lex Fridman Podcast #251

“a book i highly recommend”
“founder of bridgewater associates author of a book i highly recommend called principles”— host

The guest here is Ray Dalio: Legendary investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. Author of 'Principles' and 'Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order.'. Ray Dalio explains the historical big cycle of rising and falling empires and what its measures reveal about the US, China, and our future.

00:00:002021-12-25
Guest's own workLex Fridman

Ray Dalio: Principles, the Economic Machine, AI & the Arc of Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #54

“his ideas that are applicable to everyone are brilliantly summarized in his book principles”— Lex Fridman

The guest here is Ray Dalio: Founder, co-chairman and co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. Author of 'Principles' and creator of the viral 'How the Economic Machine Works' video; known for radical truth and transparency. Ray Dalio breaks down truth-seeking, idea meritocracy, how the economic machine works, money vs. credit, AI, and the arc of life.

00:00:002019-12-02