# #principles-life-and-work > 5 public memos tagged #principles-life-and-work on MythOS. ## Links - [Tag Page](https://staging.mythos.one/tag/principles-life-and-work) - [MCP Server](https://staging.mythos.one/api/mcp) ## Memos - [By and Large](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/9a19dd): The term by and large means on the whole; in general. "By and large" is originally a sailing term meaning "alternately close-hauled and not close-hauled." A ship that is sailing "close-hauled" is... - [Principles: Life and Work](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/c699be): Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio provides a chronology of the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life... - [Maturity](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/fff254): Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives to pursue even better ones. You can do anything if you stop trying to do anything. Contexts [1] Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio,... - [Hyper Realism](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/750e44): Hyper Realism—the Principle be a hyperrealist. References [1] Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio, principles-life-and-work - [Stay Out Of The Weeds](https://staging.mythos.one/me/brianswichkow/4e6354): Whenever a big-picture “by-and-large” statement is made and someone replies “Not always,” my instinctual reaction is that we are probably about to dive into the weeds—i.e., into a discussion of the...