Dalio’s funds have generated astounding returns since inception and continue to do so this year (see here for more details on how they’ve achieved this). And here is a discussion of his “principles” (which can be found here).
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Ray Dalio Shares His View of the World at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates LP.At the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit in New York, last week, Dalio discussed the European debt crisis, investment strategy, and his outlook for the global economy. Here is a video.
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Ray Dalio Shares His View of the World at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates LP.At the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit in New York, last week, Dalio discussed the European debt crisis, investment strategy, and his outlook for the global economy. Here is a video.
Dalio’s funds have generated astounding returns since inception and continue to do so this year (see here for more details on how they’ve achieved this). And here is a discussion of his “principles” (which can be found here).
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Some Good Reading Links to Start Your Week
Yesterday, I looked at the clock at 12:13.
Humans see patterns … often, even when there isn't one.
Yet, in this case, it was 9-10-11 12:13.
And then today was 9/11.
Sometimes, numbers don't mean anything … other times they do.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- List of the 50 Most Influential in Global Finance. (Bloomberg)
- President Obama's Full Speech on the American Jobs Act. (PoliticUsUSA)
- U.S. Slips to Fifth in Global Competitiveness. (NYTimes)
- The Obama Presidency by the Numbers: A Difficult Hand, Played Poorly. (WSJ)
- Algorithms Are Smarter Than People: But Beware the Feedback Loop. (Physicsof$)
- Military Officials Ignored Cheney’s 9/11 Shoot-Down Order. (Alternet)
- Tony Robbins Video: What Really Matters In Economic Winter? (AR)
- Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck In Tree. A headline you don't see too often. (Fox)
- Her Art Asks: Can You Believe Your Eyes? Kind of cool. (MSNBC)
- President Ahmadinejad Asks Syrian Leader to Show Compassion.
Kind of funny … if only it was. (Gawker)
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Some Good Reading Links to Start Your Week
Yesterday, I looked at the clock at 12:13.
Humans see patterns … often, even when there isn't one.
Yet, in this case, it was 9-10-11 12:13.
And then today was 9/11.
Sometimes, numbers don't mean anything … other times they do.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- List of the 50 Most Influential in Global Finance. (Bloomberg)
- President Obama's Full Speech on the American Jobs Act. (PoliticUsUSA)
- U.S. Slips to Fifth in Global Competitiveness. (NYTimes)
- The Obama Presidency by the Numbers: A Difficult Hand, Played Poorly. (WSJ)
- Algorithms Are Smarter Than People: But Beware the Feedback Loop. (Physicsof$)
- Military Officials Ignored Cheney’s 9/11 Shoot-Down Order. (Alternet)
- Tony Robbins Video: What Really Matters In Economic Winter? (AR)
- Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck In Tree. A headline you don't see too often. (Fox)
- Her Art Asks: Can You Believe Your Eyes? Kind of cool. (MSNBC)
- President Ahmadinejad Asks Syrian Leader to Show Compassion.
Kind of funny … if only it was. (Gawker)
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Here Are Some Links To Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Four Ways This Economic Recovery Is Different. (Fortune)
- High-Frequency Firms Tripled Trading as S&P 500 Plunged 13%. (Bloomberg)
- Key Passages from Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Remarks. (WSJ)
- Income Inequality Is Bad For Rich People Too. (Salon)
- H-P's One-Year Plan: Rookie Mistake after Rookie Mistake, Repeated. (WSJ)
- Physicist Cuts Plane Boarding Time in Half Using a Monte Carlo Optimization. (CNet)
- Many ‘Pithy’ Quotes Are Fake & Muddle the True Message of Great Leaders. (Newser)
- The Economics of Beauty: Pretty People Get Better Deals. (Economist)
- Morgan Freeman Goes From God to Science – NYTimes.com. (NYTimes)
- What’s The First Thing NASA’s Humanoid Robot Does After Waking Up? (MBistro)
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Here Are Some Links To Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Four Ways This Economic Recovery Is Different. (Fortune)
- High-Frequency Firms Tripled Trading as S&P 500 Plunged 13%. (Bloomberg)
- Key Passages from Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Remarks. (WSJ)
- Income Inequality Is Bad For Rich People Too. (Salon)
- H-P's One-Year Plan: Rookie Mistake after Rookie Mistake, Repeated. (WSJ)
- Physicist Cuts Plane Boarding Time in Half Using a Monte Carlo Optimization. (CNet)
- Many ‘Pithy’ Quotes Are Fake & Muddle the True Message of Great Leaders. (Newser)
- The Economics of Beauty: Pretty People Get Better Deals. (Economist)
- Morgan Freeman Goes From God to Science – NYTimes.com. (NYTimes)
- What’s The First Thing NASA’s Humanoid Robot Does After Waking Up? (MBistro)
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Fitbit Shows It Is Always a Good Time to Take Appropriate Action
Most people say they want to be healthy. That's the easy part … it's more challenging to do.
To be fair, life happens … and it is hard to find sufficient time to exercise. Nonetheless, in this case, procrastination can be a real killer.
Procrastination doesn't just happen with exercise. Many things get put off while waiting for better circumstances, more data, or for it to be the "right" time. Well, it turns out that it's always a good time to take right action.
Here is a great video called "How Bad Do You Want It?" It is inspirational and worth watching. It's not just some exercise video … there is a great message in there worth hearing about business and life, too.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought "how did that happen"? Pictures of me on the beach resembled the image on the right.
Perhaps I should blame genetics. My grandfather was a professional wrestler who tipped the scales well above 300 lbs., and my Dad spent plenty of time north of 300 as well.
A year-and-a-half ago I was Twinkie away from there myself.
At 265 lbs., my doctor told me I had a 10% chance of having a heart attack in the next year. That was my wake-up call.
I'm down to 228; and I am committed to being healthy and vital. That makes all the difference.
You Manage What You Measure.
One of the things I really like about the Fitbit is that it's constantly monitoring and reminding me about the actions I take – or the amount of non-action I tolerate.
Here is a screenshot of my Fitbit home screen. It's graphically pleasing and lets me quickly focus on the number of important fitness and activity metrics.
Notice that there is an activity graph that shows the amount and intensity of my activity in five-minute increments throughout the day. It updates wirelessly, and automatically, without me having to press any buttons.
In addition, here is a graph that shows the days activity broken into intensity levels.
I use a graph like this to figure out whether I'm happy with what I'm doing. At work, I do something similar. I ask the team to think about whether we are 'walking', 'jogging', 'running', or 'sprinting'? More importantly, to achieve what we want, what's the right mix?
It's one thing to tell yourself you're working hard; it's another to compare your levels with benchmarks or standards. Here's another area that Fitbit excels. This graph shows that last week my activity level fell in the 90th percentile.
However, this graph shows that recently my sleep patterns fell in the bottom 2%.
While I am competitive and want to increase the number of steps or the percentage of time I'm in higher levels of activity, the quickest way for me to improve my health is probably to get more sleep.
The point is Fitbit doesn't just focus on activity; it helps you figure out the right activities on which to focus.
There are lots of other things I could tell you (like, it is about the size of money-clip) … but the most important is to just go get one. It is about $90 at Amazon.
Being Healthy, Fit, and Vital … that's Priceless.
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Fitbit Shows It Is Always a Good Time to Take Appropriate Action
Most people say they want to be healthy. That's the easy part … it's more challenging to do.
To be fair, life happens … and it is hard to find sufficient time to exercise. Nonetheless, in this case, procrastination can be a real killer.
Procrastination doesn't just happen with exercise. Many things get put off while waiting for better circumstances, more data, or for it to be the "right" time. Well, it turns out that it's always a good time to take right action.
Here is a great video called "How Bad Do You Want It?" It is inspirational and worth watching. It's not just some exercise video … there is a great message in there worth hearing about business and life, too.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought "how did that happen"? Pictures of me on the beach resembled the image on the right.
Perhaps I should blame genetics. My grandfather was a professional wrestler who tipped the scales well above 300 lbs., and my Dad spent plenty of time north of 300 as well.
A year-and-a-half ago I was Twinkie away from there myself.
At 265 lbs., my doctor told me I had a 10% chance of having a heart attack in the next year. That was my wake-up call.
I'm down to 228; and I am committed to being healthy and vital. That makes all the difference.
You Manage What You Measure.
One of the things I really like about the Fitbit is that it's constantly monitoring and reminding me about the actions I take – or the amount of non-action I tolerate.
Here is a screenshot of my Fitbit home screen. It's graphically pleasing and lets me quickly focus on the number of important fitness and activity metrics.
Notice that there is an activity graph that shows the amount and intensity of my activity in five-minute increments throughout the day. It updates wirelessly, and automatically, without me having to press any buttons.
In addition, here is a graph that shows the days activity broken into intensity levels.
I use a graph like this to figure out whether I'm happy with what I'm doing. At work, I do something similar. I ask the team to think about whether we are 'walking', 'jogging', 'running', or 'sprinting'? More importantly, to achieve what we want, what's the right mix?
It's one thing to tell yourself you're working hard; it's another to compare your levels with benchmarks or standards. Here's another area that Fitbit excels. This graph shows that last week my activity level fell in the 90th percentile.
However, this graph shows that recently my sleep patterns fell in the bottom 2%.
While I am competitive and want to increase the number of steps or the percentage of time I'm in higher levels of activity, the quickest way for me to improve my health is probably to get more sleep.
The point is Fitbit doesn't just focus on activity; it helps you figure out the right activities on which to focus.
There are lots of other things I could tell you (like, it is about the size of money-clip) … but the most important is to just go get one. It is about $90 at Amazon.
Being Healthy, Fit, and Vital … that's Priceless.
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Anderson Cooper’s Favorite New News Anchor: Snooki
In case you missed it, Snooki Polizzi launched her own news show this week, and she already has at least one high-profile fan.
CNN host, Anderson Cooper, explains why watching the 'Jersey Shore' star's new newscast is good for you. Don't worry, be happy.
Here is the CNN video.
If you're up for it, you can watch Snookie's entire three-minute newscast here.
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Anderson Cooper’s Favorite New News Anchor: Snooki
In case you missed it, Snooki Polizzi launched her own news show this week, and she already has at least one high-profile fan.
CNN host, Anderson Cooper, explains why watching the 'Jersey Shore' star's new newscast is good for you. Don't worry, be happy.
Here is the CNN video.
If you're up for it, you can watch Snookie's entire three-minute newscast here.