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Jan 17, 2018

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How to have better discussions — the art of thoughtful disagreement

”When two people believe opposing things, chances are that one of them is wrong. It pays to find out if that someone is you”

That quote is from Ray Dalio, the founder and Grand Poobah at Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world and a successful billionaire entrepreneur.

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