Ray Dalio
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
is a great power as you go through that cycle.
Does any of that sound crazy?
No, that's totally, totally right.
And then it comes from once you have a fear that you might be wrong, but you have still the audaciousness and courage to go forward, you're a lot smarter than the person who thinks they know.
There's a quote that Jefferson said.
He who knows he knows not is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods.
And so when you know that, and then with your character and your determination, you go forward.
The smartest people I know are the most humble.
The more you learn, the more you realize, oh, I'm eager to take in.
So that's right.
But back on your audience.
I think your audience ranges from, you know, there's a wide range that you have in your audience.
And I would say that there are many people in your audience who can plan for a simple lifestyle that can be wonderful.
Sometimes we acquire these needs that aren't at anywhere near as big as we make them out to be.
You know, do you have a bed to sleep in?
Do you have food to eat?
Do you have basic health care?
Okay, if you start to think, okay, what are my needs that I really need and I'm okay, and how can I make provisions for those needs, then once you've got that in your mind, you're free, okay?
You can go beyond that.
You may say, listen, oh, I can do that for a year or two years or a month or whatever.