# Principles by Ray Dalio

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Principles by Ray Dalio and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its many good ideas and its explanations of how different fields operate, and one reader calls its principles critical in the modern age of AI.

## Why people recommend it

- Good ideas across many fields (1 comments): "Lot of good ideas. Explains lot of different fields and how they operate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48487745))
- Principles relevant to the AI age (1 comments): "A critical principle in the modern age of AI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435337))
- Described as pretty good (1 comments): "his book Principles is pretty good too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708081))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668010194?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781668010198) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Principles by Ray Dalio", https://hackerapproved.com/p/principles/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).