Embrace Reality and Deal with It Topics discussed: How solving a problem in life produces a "gem" What it means to have your emotions reconciled with logic What it means to be a "hyperrealist" Debate about Ray's claim that what success is for each person depends on their "deepseated needs" Whether you can disagree with Ray's views about what our goals in life should be and still use most of his principles How radical open-mindedness and radical transparency improve your chance of success Whether the ideals of radical truth and radical transparency are universally true, or context-dependent Books mentioned: Principles, Ray Dalio (https://amzn.to/2Z4dnXl) A Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume (https://amzn.to/2Z4i9nJ) Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)