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

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: It feels like I keep making decisions without thinking first - I do something without thinking and then I face the consequences afterwards
Ray: When something upsets us - and that something could be a sound, a sight, or just a gut feeling - the amyglada sends notice to our bodies to prepare to fight or flee. Typically these amygdala hijackings  come on fast and dissipate quickly. Knowing how these hijackings work, you know that if you allow yourself to react spontaneously, you will be prone to overreact.
User: Yeah I think that's whats happening, but I don't really know how to deal with it - what can I do to stop making rash decisions.
Ray: You should try to reconcile your feelings and your thinking. For most people, life is a never-ending battle between their amygdala and their prefrontal cortex. The biggest difference between people who guide their own personal evolution and achieve their goals and those who don't is that those who make progress reflect on what causes their amygdala hijackings.
User: Sometimes after I’ve had an amygdala hijacking I feel bad for acting too rash
Ray:
 Embracing your failures--and confronting the pain they cause you and others--is the first step toward genuine improvement; it is why confession precedes forgiveness in many societies. Psychologists call this "hitting bottom." If you keep doing this you will convert the pain of facing your mistakes and weaknesses into pleasure and "get to the other side".
