Eric Yeo

Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, says the United States is no longer seen as a stable global power but a volatile spectacle driven by contradiction, performance and detachment from reality. Drawing on The Power of the Powerless by Václav Havel, she argues that the system now relies on structural lies, in which language is severed from truth and replaced by theatre. She points to Donald Trump as the clearest example, with more than 30,000 false or misleading claims forming a pattern that has escalated into global consequences, especially in war, where expanding conflicts are rebranded as “operations”.

I was raised to treat the security man at the gate the same way I will treat presidents of Nations,CEO's, pastors and Imams.

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Tehran-based journalist Navid Zarinnal of @ColonyArchive discusses how the US-Israeli war on Iran has united the people: “They’re realizing Iran paying a cost for the resistance for the past 47 years might actually be better than having a Dubai style kind of dependency.” Watch The Freedom Side Live on BT's Youtube.

9 Types of Intelligence:

Most people seem much more eager to put out (convey their thinking and be productive) than to take in (learn). That's a mistake even if one's primary goal is to put out, because what one puts out won't be good unless one takes in as well. #principleoftheday

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So I certainly don’t want to dissuade you from going after whatever you want. At the same time, I urge you to reflect on whether what you are going after is consistent with your nature. Whatever your nature is, there are many paths that will suit you, so don’t fixate on just one. Should a particular path close, all you have to do is find another good one consistent with what you’re like. #principleoftheday

Make sure you’re following the suggestions made in previous principles, like building meaningful relationships and constantly getting in sync. Most importantly, you have to encourage people to speak up about how things are going for them. Ensuring that their personal development is proceeding appropriately is important too. Close advice from an active mentor should last at least one year. #principleoftheday

If you're not generous with others and others aren't generous with you, you won't have a quality relationship. #principleoftheday

So I certainly don’t want to dissuade you from going after whatever you want. At the same time, I urge you to reflect on whether what you are going after is consistent with your nature. Whatever your nature is, there are many paths that will suit you, so don’t fixate on just one. Should a particular path close, all you have to do is find another good one consistent with what you’re like. #principleoftheday

For example, if you come up with something the world values, you almost can't help but be rewarded. Conversely, reality tends to penalize those people, species, and things that don't work well and detract from evolution. #principleoftheday

The basic picture has not changed — if the US doesn’t cut the deficit to 3% of the GDP, and soon, we risk facing an economic heart attack in the next three years. The good news is that these cuts are possible. If we change spending and income (tax returns) by 4% while the economy is still good, the interest rate will go down as a result and we’ll be in a much better situation. And we know this kind of balance is possible because it happened between 1991-1998. My fear is that we will probably not make these needed cuts due to political reasons, and will have even more debt and debt service encroaching on our spending that will ultimately lead to a serious supply-demand problem.

Put your insecurities away and get on with achieving your goals. Reflect and remind yourself that an accurate criticism is the most valuable feedback you can receive. Imagine how silly and unproductive it would be to respond to your ski instructor as if he were blaming you when he told you that you fell because you didn't shift your weight properly. It's no different if a supervisor points out a flaw in your work process. Fix it and move on. #principleoftheday

They're likely to be more concerned with appearances than actually achieving the goal; this can lead to ruin over time. #principleoftheday

Someone who doesn't have much can be more generous giving a little than a rich person giving a lot. Some people respond to the generosity while others respond to the money. You want the first type with you, and you always want to treat them generously. When I had nothing, I was as generous as I could be with people who appreciated my generosity more than the higher levels of compensation others could afford to give them. For that reason, they stayed with me. I never forgot that, and I made a point of making them rich when I had the opportunity to do so. And they in turn were generous to me in their own way when I needed their generosity most. We both got something much more valuable than money--and we got the money too. Remember that the only purpose of money is to get you what you want, so think hard about what you value and put it above money. How much would you sell a good relationship for? There's not enough money in the world to get you to part with a valued relationship. #principleoftheday

Remember that one man’s debts are another man’s assets. That means if you both weaken a currency and produce more of it, the value of that currency decreases. This tradeoff is particularly challenging when a country has a large debt burden, like the U.S. today. In my new book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, I outline a plan for how we can navigate this tricky situation. You can find it available to order here: amzn.to/4kkZJV4 #principles #raydalio #economics #debt

For example, if you come up with something the world values, you almost can't help but be rewarded. Conversely, reality tends to penalize those people, species, and things that don't work well and detract from evolution. #principleoftheday