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@RayDalio "In any conversation there is a responsibility to express and a responsibility to listen. Misinterpretations and misunderstandings are always going to happen. Often difficulty in communication is due to people having different ways of thinking (e.g. left-brained thinkers talking to right-brained thinkers). Very simple tricks--like repeating what you're hearing someone say to make sure you're actually getting it--can be invaluable. Start by assuming you're either not communicating or listening well instead of blaming the other party. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-24 12:24:08 UTC 1.7M followers, 60.3K engagements

"In addition to your ego barrier you (and everyone else) also have blind spotsareas where your way of thinking prevents you from seeing things accurately. Just as we all have different ranges for hearing pitch and seeing colors we have different ranges for seeing and understanding things. We each see things in our own way. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-13 14:20:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 87.9K engagements

"What happens when a country mismanages its debt In 1990 Japanese policymakers decided to deal with its debt obligations by printing a lot of money to buy bonds. They further devalued the currency by giving bondholders significantly lower interest rates than in the US. As a result Japanese bonds lost XX% relative to US bonds and XX% relative to gold over the next few years. That had a real impact on the average Japanese worker who lost a significant amount of buying power and those impacts are still felt today. My new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle breaks it all down for you."
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-18 13:06:01 UTC 1.7M followers, 128.8K engagements

"Now that the budget bill has passed Congress we can see what the projections look like for deficits government debt and debt service expenses. In brief the bill is expected to lead to spending of about $X trillion a year with inflows of about $X trillion a year so the debt which is now about 6x of the money taken in XXX percent of GDP and about $230000 per American family will rise over ten years to about 7.5x the money taken in XXX percent of GDP and $425000 per family. That will increase interest and principal payments on the debt from about $XX trillion ($1 trillion in interest $X trillion"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-03 18:37:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 3.9M engagements

"Most people make bad decisions because they are so certain that they're right that they don't allow themselves to see the better alternatives that exist. Radically open-minded people know that coming up with the right questions and asking other smart people what they think is as important as having all the answers. They understand that you can't make a great decision without swimming for a while in a state of "not knowing." That is because what exists within the area of "not knowing" is so much greater and more exciting than anything any one of us knows. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-17 14:27:19 UTC 1.7M followers, 85.4K engagements

"Most people are reluctant to take in information that is inconsistent with what they have already concluded. When I ask why a common answer is: "I want to make up my own mind." These people seem to think that considering opposing views will somehow threaten their ability to decide what they want to do. Nothing could be further from the truth. Taking in others' perspectives in order to consider them in no way reduces your freedom to think independently and make your own decisions. It will just broaden your perspective as you make them. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-19 13:18:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 105K engagements

"Im very happy to learn that my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle was selected by @BNBuzz as one of their Best Business Books of the year. The book conveys what Ive learned over the past XX years as a macro investor about the mechanics of how countries go broke and what that means for the US today. I hope youll read it and learn about it so that you understand what were dealing with and what you can do to navigate the interesting times ahead"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-14 17:00:42 UTC 1.7M followers, 61.6K engagements

"Radical open-mindedness is motivated by the genuine worry that you might not be seeing your choices optimally. It is the ability to effectively explore different points of view and different possibilities without letting your ego or your blind spots get in your way. It requires you to replace your attachment to always being right with the joy of learning whats true. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-15 20:45:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 79K engagements

"The person responsible for a decision must be able to explain the thinking behind it openly and transparently so that everyone can understand and assess it. In the event of disagreement an appeal should be made to either the decision maker's boss or an agreed-upon knowledgeable group of others generally people more knowledgeable than and senior to the decision maker. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-22 15:45:07 UTC 1.7M followers, 52.4K engagements

"Today is the launch day for my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. I wrote this book because I believe now is a critical time when it comes to the global debt burden. Ive spent a lot of time over the last XX years as a global macro investor finding the indicators of debt problems and I want to pass along what Ive learned so that policymakers and individuals can try to deal with our current situation well. Through studying history Ive come to realize that everything happens due to cause-effect relationships that can be studied and understood. So reality works like a perpetual"
@RayDalio on X 2025-06-03 13:36:40 UTC 1.7M followers, 455.4K engagements

"So much of our current political and economic climate can be explained by debt cyclesand how those cycles build on each other over time. I explain why in my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. But if youd like more context on how all of these pieces come together I recommend you watch my 30-minute explainer How the Economic Machine Works on YouTube here:"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-24 14:41:16 UTC 1.7M followers, 57.3K engagements

"The seeds of every great empires inevitable decline are embedded within the fruits of its successes. A predictable cycle of borrowing and spending occurs that boosts a great powers spending power over the short-term and makes it appear very strong. But its finances are in fact being weakened. #principles #RayDalio #History #empire"
@RayDalio on X 2025-05-29 17:27:59 UTC 1.7M followers, 209.9K engagements

"History shows us that having too much debt during an economic downturn leads to a classic self-reinforcing cycle where: 1) The empire can no longer borrow the money to repay its debts 2) It prints a lot of new money which devalues the currency and raises inflation 3) Living standards decline leading to the rise of political extremism 4) Turbulent economic conditions undermine productivity and there is conflict about how to divide the shrinking resources 5) Populist leaders emerge pledging to take control and bring about order #principles #raydalio #history #debt"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-11 15:18:27 UTC 1.7M followers, 641.5K engagements

"What can the former Dutch Empire teach us about the importance of capitalism in driving long-term success #principles #raydalio #history #capitalism"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-21 14:18:45 UTC 1.7M followers, 90.2K engagements

"The basic picture has not changed if the US doesnt cut the deficit to X% of the GDP and soon we risk facing an economic heart attack in the next three years. The good news is that these cuts are possible. If we change spending and income (tax returns) by X% while the economy is still good the interest rate will go down as a result and well be in a much better situation. And we know this kind of balance is possible because it happened between 1991-1998. My fear is that we will probably not make these needed cuts due to political reasons and will have even more debt and debt service encroaching"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-23 15:43:46 UTC 1.7M followers, 130.6K engagements

"Being effective at thoughtful disagreement requires one to be openminded (seeing things through the other's eyes) and assertive (communicating clearly how things look through your eyes) and to flexibly process this information to create learning and adaptation. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-14 19:24:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 72.3K engagements

"Being open-minded is much more important than being bright or smart. No matter how much they know closed-minded people will waste your time. If you must deal with them recognize that there can be no helping them until they open their minds. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-18 18:11:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 101.5K engagements

"Ive gotten a lot of questions on the recent Trump tariffs and their impact on the global economy. There is a belief that tariffs will bring manufacturing back to the United States I am uncertain of that. You can learn more about why and what the current big debt cycle the United States is going through in my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. #raydalio #principles #politics #economics"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-09 15:31:34 UTC 1.7M followers, 83.2K engagements

"It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde though your higher-level you is not aware of your lower-level you. This conflict is universal; if you pay close enough attention you can actually see when the different parts of a person's brain are arguing with one another. To be effective you must not let your need to be right be more important than your need to find out what's true. If you are too proud of what you know or of how good you are at something you will learn less make inferior decisions and fall short of your potential. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-11 19:54:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 67.5K engagements

"Happy 4th of July We Americans have a lot to celebrate and reflect onmost importantly on what has bound us together and driven our evolution from that day of independence until now. When I think about the 4thof July besides savoring the BBQ and fireworks with my family and friends I think about the great men and principles that created the Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation and the Constitution which underpin our uniquely practical bottom-up system of government in which the people rule over the rulers (in this republic form of democracy) and both freedom and order co-exist"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-04 18:36:23 UTC 1.7M followers, 114.2K engagements

"Many complaints either fail to take into account the full picture or reflect a closed-minded point of view. They are what I call "chirping" and are generally best ignored. But constructive complaints may lead to important discoveries. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-09 18:51:42 UTC 1.7M followers, 75.7K engagements

"It is my belief that the U.S. faces an imminent debt crisis. But that doesnt mean bad outcomes are guaranteed. If our current circumstances are managed in the best ways the outcomes will be much better than if they are managed in the worst ways. In fact there is a X% solution to dealing with the U.S. government debt problem that would lead to much better results than the path that we appear to be on. If youre interested in learning more about the steps we can take to solve these issues read the full interview with @andrewrsorkin of the @nytimes. I hope you will read my new book How Countries"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-10 14:29:35 UTC 1.7M followers, 83K engagements

"History tells us the preferred path for government policymakers trying to deal with too much debt is lowering interest rates and devaluing the currency the debt is denominated in. Doing this is a very hidden way of reducing wealth because as your currency goes down it makes it look like other things are going up. But despite the downsides this wealth shrinkage and reduction in buying power is favored by policy makers precisely because its impacts are less obvious than the alternatives. At such times you should expect interest rates and the currencys value to fall"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-03 13:21:32 UTC 1.7M followers, 382.2K engagements

"If conflicts with internal or external opponents become severe laws and punishments targeting the opposition will be imposed. For a picture of where we are headed and what we should do you can pre-order my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle here: #howcountriesgobroke #principles"
@RayDalio on X 2025-05-22 14:59:23 UTC 1.7M followers, 2.2M engagements

"After spending time in Washington DC discussing the budget deficit with senior people on both sides of the aisle its clear to me that we are unlikely to change the debt trajectory were on and avoid the painful consequences. While virtually everyone agrees on the need to address our debt problem in a balanced way that includes tax increases and cuts to benefits they also agree that they cannot speak up because politics have become absolutist. We must find a solution around absolutist pledges like I will not raise taxes or I will not reduce benefits when they are desperately needed"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-02 20:24:56 UTC 1.7M followers, 2.4M engagements

"Open-mindedness doesn't mean going along with what you don't believe in; it means considering the reasoning of others instead of stubbornly and illogically holding on to your own point of view. To be radically open-minded you need to be so open to the possibility that you could be wrong that you encourage others to tell you so. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-25 16:30:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 27.4K engagements

"An order is a governing system that helps people deal with each other in a structured way. There are internal orders for governing within countries and a world order for governing between countries. Orders typically change after wars when revolutionary new forces defeat weak old ones. When this happens new agreements and treaties are signed that detail how global governance and monetary systems will work moving forward. And a new world order begins. #principles #raydalio #history #bigcycle"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-07 14:39:11 UTC 1.7M followers, 106.3K engagements

"More than anything what I hope to convey is my understanding of how the economy and markets work to help your decision-making. This XX minute animated video conveys my thinking in a nutshell. It has been viewed by more than XXX million people and has gotten great reviews so I think its probably worth the XX minutes if youre interested. Anyway if you watch it Id love to know what you think"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-23 20:03:15 UTC 1.7M followers, 205.6K engagements

"In XX years the US government will be $55-60 trillion in debt (which will be 7-7.5 times government revenue) because there will be $25-30 trillion of additional borrowing. That amounts to about $425000 of debt per American family. When I calculate the supply and demand for this debt I dont see enough buyers to buy the debt the US needs to sell which will cause big problems. We can avoid the worst-case scenario but we need to act now. To learn more I encourage you to read my new book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. #raydalio #principles #economics #debt"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-15 16:12:37 UTC 1.7M followers, 380.4K engagements

""I promise to not raise your taxes" and "I promise to not cut your benefits" are the two popular political promises that are inconsistent with the much more needed promise "I promise to cut the budget deficit to about X percent of GDP" that is required to prevent a big debt/dollar crisis. There is no way that the deficit/debt bomb problem can be sustainably dealt with unless there is a mix of tax revenue increases and spending decreases that are determined in a bipartisan way. Our representatives in Washington DC both Republicans and Democrats know this is true. They understand the need to"
@RayDalio on X 2025-06-30 23:58:24 UTC 1.7M followers, 3M engagements

"Wisdom is the ability to see both sides and weigh them appropriately. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-12 20:45:20 UTC 1.7M followers, 114.6K engagements

"They're likely to be more concerned with appearances than actually achieving the goal; this can lead to ruin over time. #principleoftheday"
@RayDalio on X 2025-07-20 12:20:00 UTC 1.7M followers, 89.8K engagements