Ray Dalio built the world’s largest hedge fund on cold market logic and macro trendspotting. But when asked what really powered his rise to the top of global finance, he didn’t cite any model or macro insight at all. Instead, he credited meditation.
“[It’s] maybe the single most important reason for whatever success I’ve had,” he told the Odd Lots podcast this week. “Meaning, it has given me an equanimity to step back, to see the arc, to accept there’s a life cycle.”
