Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game has principles that successful players master to achieve winning results. So does life. Principles are ways of successfully dealing with the laws of nature or the laws of life. Those who understand more of them and understand them well know how to interact with the world more effectively than those who know fewer of them or know them less well. Different principles apply to different aspects of life -e.g., there are "skiing principles" for skiing, "parenting principles" for parenting, "management principles" for managing, “investment principles” for investing, etc -and there are over -arching "life principles" that influence our approaches to all things. And, of course, different people subscribe to different principles that they believe work best.
原則是能夠在相似場(chǎng)景下反復(fù)運(yùn)用的一套概念疗我，有別于具體問(wèn)題的狹義回答。每個(gè)游戲的獲勝者都有自己遵循的原則南捂，生活也是如此。原則是應(yīng)對(duì)自然或生活規(guī)律的種種方式旧找。對(duì)原則理解越透徹溺健，越能在生活中游刃有余。生活的不同方面也有各自的原則钮蛛，例如滑雪有“滑雪原則”鞭缭，做父母的有“父母原則”，管理有“管理原則魏颓，投資有“投資原則”等等岭辣，也存在支配一切，包羅萬(wàn)象的“生活原則”甸饱。當(dāng)然每個(gè)人都有自己認(rèn)為最有效的原則沦童。
I am confident that whatever success Bridgewater and I have had has resulted from our operating by certain principles. Creating a great culture, finding the right people, managing them to do great things and solving problems creatively and systematically are challenges faced by all organizations. What differentiates them is how they approach these challenges. The principles laid out in the pages that follow convey our unique ways of doing these things, which are the reasons for our unique results. Bridgewater’s success has resulted from talented people operating by the principles set out here, and it will continue if these or other talented people continue to operate by them. Like getting fit, virtually anyone can do it if they are willing to do what it takes.
我堅(jiān)信我和橋水聯(lián)合基金所獲得的成功，都是得益于我們遵循了某些原則叹话。創(chuàng)造了良好的企業(yè)文化偷遗，用對(duì)合適的員工，指導(dǎo)他們成就大業(yè)驼壶，各部門(mén)都能以有創(chuàng)意的方式系統(tǒng)解決問(wèn)題氏豌，應(yīng)對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)。他們的差異來(lái)自應(yīng)對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)的方法不同热凹。本書(shū)要詳述的原則體現(xiàn)了我們獨(dú)特的做事方法泵喘，這也是我們脫穎而出的原因。橋水聯(lián)合基金的成功得益于一群遵循原則處事的人才們般妙，如果后輩人才繼續(xù)遵循這些原則纪铺，定能續(xù)寫(xiě)成功。就像健身一樣碟渺，只有大家都愿意有所付出霹陡，才能有所收獲。
What is written here is just my understanding of what it takes: my most fundamental life principles, my approach to getting what I want, and my “management principles,” which are based on those foundations. Taken together, these principles are meant to paint a picture of a process for the systematic pursuit of truth and excellence and for the rewards that accompany this pursuit. I put them in writing for people to consider in order to help Bridgewater and the people I care about most.
我來(lái)說(shuō)說(shuō)遵循原則帶來(lái)的收獲吧：我最根本的一套原則，實(shí)現(xiàn)理想的一套方法烹棉，以及基于根本原則下延伸的管理原則攒霹。綜上所述，這些原則幫助我系統(tǒng)地描繪出追求真理和卓越的藍(lán)圖浆洗，收獲隨之而來(lái)的回報(bào)催束。我寫(xiě)下這些原則供人們參考，原本是想為了幫助橋水聯(lián)合基金和我最關(guān)心的人們伏社。
Until recently, I didn’t write out these principles because I felt that it was presumptuous for me to tell others what would work best for them. But over time, I saw the people who I cared about most struggling with problems and wanted to help them; I also found that their problems were almost always the result of violating one or more of these principles, and that their problems could be solved by applying these principles. So I began writing down the types of problems and the broken principles that caused them. When I began, I didn’t know how many principles I would end up with but, through this process, I discovered that about 200 principles pretty much cover all the problems.I’m sure that I will come up with more as I learn more.
一直以來(lái)抠刺，我都沒(méi)有寫(xiě)下這些原則，因?yàn)槲矣X(jué)得告訴別人怎樣最好的工作是有點(diǎn)自以為是的摘昌。但我老是發(fā)現(xiàn)我最關(guān)心的那群人日夜與一些棘手的問(wèn)題做斗爭(zhēng)速妖，我想幫助他們。我也發(fā)現(xiàn)聪黎，他們的問(wèn)題幾乎都是因?yàn)榛蚨嗷蛏俚剡`背了我想寫(xiě)的這些原則罕容。只要遵循這些原則，問(wèn)題就能迎刃而解稿饰。于是我開(kāi)始記錄他們遇到的問(wèn)題锦秒，寫(xiě)下這些問(wèn)題背后違背的原則。當(dāng)初開(kāi)始寫(xiě)的時(shí)候喉镰，并不知道我會(huì)寫(xiě)多少條旅择，但在這個(gè)過(guò)程中我發(fā)現(xiàn)大概200條原則就足以解決所有的問(wèn)題了。當(dāng)然侣姆，以后我學(xué)的越多生真，也會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)更多新的原則涌現(xiàn)。
