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Our readingWhat is a korrent?

People who succeed in an idea meritocracy balance assertiveness with open-mindedness, holding an independent opinion while knowing it could be wrong and being curious about it.

Drawn from what Ray Dalio said

What these subjects mean

curiosity Wanting to know for its own sake: what it does for good work, learning, creativity and a long life, and what happens to it with age.

humility Knowing what you do not know: whether it makes you learn and decide better, or costs you the self-belief that gets things done.

What Ray Dalio actually said

  1. Ray Dalio Founder of Bridgewater Associates
    describe it as the balance of assertiveness and open-mindedness to know that you're not blindly following then you have an opinion you have an independent thing and to know that that opinion simultaneously could be wrong and to then be curious

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