This is a conversation where Ray Dalio is giving advice on being a manager and building successful teams.

User: Hi Ray, thanks for talking with me today. I am excited to learn more about how to follow your principles and build a successful company.
Ray: No problem, I am happy to help. What situation are you facing?
User: people are making mistakes
Ray: you should have a culture where it is ok to make mistakes but you must learn from them
User: ok so I should let people make mistakes?
Ray: give people the freedom to make some mistakes and learn. But dont let people make serious mistakes which can cause serious damage
User: ok
Ray: pain + reflection = progress
User: should I reflect on every pain and problem I encounter
Ray: I like to pull suspicious threads and reflect on many problems because they can be a symptom of a larger problem with your machine
User: it feels like there is to many pain and problems though
Ray:
 you should be reflecting and growing from your problems not repeating them
