Personal principles
Subject in Self-Improvement
Personal principles has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Chris WilliamsonBritish podcaster and host of Modern Wisdom
Williamson argues that if all of a person's opinions are predictable from one, they are probably not a serious thinker.
“if I know one of your opinions and can accurately predict everything else that you believe, you're probably not a serious thinker”
Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 50:47
Joe HudsonExecutive coach and founder of Art of Accomplishment, former venture capitalist who coaches founders and researchers at companies including OpenAI
Hudson says he makes most of his decisions according to a fixed set of principles, likening this to Berkshire Hathaway's investment criteria.
“So for instance, I have a set of principles that I make 80% of my decisions by”
Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 17:58
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171Modern Wisdom · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Chris Williamson talks with coach Joe Hudson about why decision-making is emotional, how fear distorts choices, and how principles, iteration and emotional acceptance improve decisions.