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Principles: Life and Work
by Ray Dalio
This book contained an interesting autobiography of Dalio at the beginning, followed by hundreds of pieces of bullet-pointed advice ("principles") each followed by a paragraph-long explanatory blurb. The advice was semi-useful, but as Dalio himself says, reading about something can't make up for experience. I don't think I got anything too groundbreaking from the book, though I think that may be because I already use many problem solving and communication techniques which are quite similar to Dalio's suggestions. The most useful parts for me were the parts about team management, since that's the area where I have the least expertise. Overall though, it's definitely very interesting to see how another person approaches things, both to take advice and to compare notes.