Book · 2021 · Business & Economics
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
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When you start to look at history repeating itself, it's really insightful to help you try to understand the world better and these books do a great job of illuminating those things.
Tony Fadell · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 Listen at 1:39:20 What they say about it
- Examines economic history“history of what's happened with six empires”2


- Contributes to understanding current crises“contribution to thinking about the crisis”2
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It's a real contribution to thinking about the crisis that we're going through now.
So if you read Ray Dallio's book, Principles for Dealing with a Changing World order, no. Oh, it's going to [ __ ] up your sleep. So you're welcome.
Tom Bilyeu The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · May 2022 He goes through six stories with the economic data to prove it the factual data the history of what's happened with six empires over the last 500 years were this exact same scenario has played out.
Chamath Palihapitiya All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Nov 2022 This is a multi-hundred year cycle and the last couple decades get really nasty.
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio is an economic and historical analysis that examines the rise and fall of major empires through long-term cycles of debt, economic shifts, and geopolitical power. The book has received widespread praise from numerous high-profile figures across various podcasts. Brian Armstrong mentioned the work as a key influence that helped shape his own public commentary, while Edward O. Thorp recommended it on The Tim Ferriss Show as a valuable, albeit challenging, contribution to understanding current global crises. Tom Bilyeu similarly endorsed the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, warning listeners that its stark revelations about societal cycles would ruin their sleep. Claire Cormier Thielke brought up the title on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg while analyzing global dynamics involving China, and Tony Fadell praised its insights into history repeating itself on The Tim Ferriss Show. Tyler Cowen also promoted the work during the closing remarks of Conversations with Tyler. Meanwhile, Jason Calacanis touched upon the book during a panel discussion on All-In, questioning whether contemporary anxieties surrounding de-dollarization were overhyped or genuinely aligned with the narrative presented in Dalio's text. Overall, the volume is frequently cited by industry leaders and intellectuals attempting to decode macroeconomic trends and anticipate future global transformations.
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Edward O. Thorp and one of your previous interviewees Ray Delio has a book that I would I think is very well worth readin… 2
“and one of your previous interviewees Ray Delio has a book that I would I think is very well worth reading even though it's a tough slog and maybe i' Chang the writing a bit but you know it's it's a real contribution to thinking about the crisis that we're going through now”
“and one of your previous interviewees Ray Delio has a book that I would I think is very well worth reading even though it's a tough slog and maybe i change the writing a bit but you know it's a real contribution to thinking about the crisis that we're going through now and it talks about the changing world order”
Tyler Cowen Again everyone Ray's new book is called Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order Why Nations Su… 2
“Let me ask you a few questions about reserve currencies, which is a key theme in your book.”
“Again everyone Ray's new book is called Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order Why Nations Succeed and Fail.”
Brian Armstrong Ray Doo's Book Changing World Order you hear some of the ideas reflected in my comments today 1
“Ray Doo's Book Changing World Order you hear some of the ideas reflected in my comments today”
Claire Cormier Thielke So if you haven't read dalia's latest book on changing world order or there's actually a great you read it… 1
“So if you haven't read dalia's latest book on changing world order or there's actually a great you read it free burger she read it”
Tom Bilyeu So if you read Ray Dallio's book, Principles for Dealing with a Changing World order, no. Oh, it's going to… 1
“So if you read Ray Dallio's book, Principles for Dealing with a Changing World order, no. Oh, it's going to [ __ ] up your sleep. So you're welcome.”
Tony Fadell I'm also been really fascinated by the changing world order by Ray Dalio. When you start to look at history… 1
“I'm also been really fascinated by the changing world order by Ray Dalio. When you start to look at history repeating itself, it's really insightful to help you try to understand the world better and these books do a great job of illuminating those things.”
Chamath Palihapitiya I just think that everybody tries to take one random data point and conflate it all together to reinforce a… 3
“I just think that everybody tries to take one random data point and conflate it all together to reinforce a ray dalio point from a book three years ago”
“it's not even well addressed in Dalia's book which is it is a pegged currency”
“read the book that I talked about last year the the most recent Ray dalio book he goes through six stories with the economic data to prove it the factual data the history of what's happened with six Empires over the last 500 years were this exact same scenario has played out”
Ray Dalio and then what you see in the cycles you you just see the mechanics of the cycles and it went back to plato… 3
“and then what you see in the cycles you you just see the mechanics of the cycles and it went back to plato and his described by of the republic”
“I stu- I studied the just to be clear on your first statement. It's not Chinese or American as is described in the book. I took all powers that existed over the last 500 years.”
“So I don't feel there's a dynasty or an empire that I admire in totality. It's those things that I admire and what those things are across is they're measured in the book. I gave 18 measures of them”
Jason Calacanis is this an example of people just maybe taking the ray dalio book and it fits a certain narrative and over… 1
“is this an example of people just maybe taking the ray dalio book and it fits a certain narrative and over hyping it”
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“and this is what dalio dalio's book that I mentioned in 2021 was so kind of importantly sharing this is a multi-hundred year cycle and the last couple decades get really nasty”
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“Now when you understand that that dynamic works through time and you get down to its individual s symptoms and in other words there's in in my book u um principles for dealing with the changing world order which I wrote about five years ago.”
“Um in my book I um show 18 measures of health having to do with education, military um um reserve currency, a number of measures that show strength. Okay, what is the level of strength? And the United States is the strongest power which has been in relative decline and experiencing these conflicts. Um and that's measured if if you”
“The book before the last one is called principles for dealing with the changing world order. And if you read it, you see the pattern.”
“But draw the lines in that book the changing world order that I did. I go have 500 years of industry. You can see the lines education levels production you could all these things.”
“So, anyway, for those who are interested, the changing world order is explained in my book principles for dealing with the changing world world order.”
“Well, like I say, I I think to really understand that either of my books, Changing World Order or How Countries Go Broke the Big Cycle. Either of those would be good.”
“and if you have been reading i i've been reading all of those books lately about the cycles of history the fourth turning and the ray dalio book and and even just even a casual student of history understands that it repeats it real time is cyclical”
“so i don't want to talk for rey but he has a framework on this that i think is helpful where he talks about the changing new world order”
“Most notably, Ray has a new book out Principles for dealing with the changing world order, why nations succeed and fail.”
“I did this study not to write a book. I did the study because um because these things that are happening now did not happen in my lifetime. So, I wanted to study the cycles and like the rise and decline of reserve currencies, empires, and so on. So, I needed to study the last 500 years. And so, what”
“And so I think that what's next for me is um I probably will um there's this book which is passing along what I think are the most important things of our time. Um and thoughts people can take or leave them, but I think they're important. Others have thought Henry Kissinger um Larry Summers others have said that this”




