今天是第16天，同儕壓力以及就像孩子生下來之后它就會自顧自地生長，英語行動也在生長，從美文，到VOA，再到BBC、環球時報新聞，現在，我們來到了一本書。
這本書，就是橋水基金老大寫的《原則》，我是從李笑來那里聽說這本書。
《原則》這本書，顧名思義，說的是原則。我們說一個人很有原則性，可能是帶點貶義，可是，現在在我看來，原則是一個人不斷成長的根本。
舉個例子：如果持續健身，把運動作為一個生活習慣，那么，十年以后，你的身體在概率上是很有可能比那些不運動的人要好。更具體一點，如果你持續做腹部運動，你的腹肌自然就會出現。所以，原則，說的是未來的事，你按照原則行事，那么，你就活在了未來。
篤信原則或者說道理，是人生的根基。
這本書的中英文在李笑來的知筆墨上是免費公開的，所以，有興趣的朋友可以直接去他網站上下載，當然，你也可以就這樣一點一點的看下去，畢竟，原則需要時間才能真正理解。
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景下反復運用的一套概念，有別于具體問題的狹義回答。每個游戲的獲勝者都有自己遵循的原則，生活也是如此。原則是應對自然或生活規律的種種方式。對原則理解越透徹，越能在生活中游刃有余。生活的不同方面也有各自的原則，例如滑雪有“滑雪原則”，做父母的有“父母原則”，管理有“管理原則，投資有“投資原則”等等，也存在支配一切，包羅萬象的“生活原則”。當然每個人都有自己認為最有效的原則。
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.
我堅信我和橋水聯合基金所獲得的成功，都是得益于我們遵循了某些原則。創造了良好的企業文化，用對合適的員工，指導他們成就大業，各部門都能以有創意的方式系統解決問題，應對挑戰。他們的差異來自應對挑戰的方法不同。本書要詳述的原則體現了我們獨特的做事方法，這也是我們脫穎而出的原因。橋水聯合基金的成功得益于一群遵循原則處事的人才們，如果后輩人才繼續遵循這些原則，定能續寫成功。就像健身一樣，只有大家都愿意有所付出，才能有所收獲。
