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15 Short Stoic Rules I Try to Live By in Difficult Times
Practical ideas to change your life (they changed mine)
By Olly J— Executive Function & Lifestyle Design Coach
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re tired.
Not just physically, but existentially tired. Tired of waking up with a calendar full of commitments and still feeling behind. Tired of managing teams, clients, family, and expectations while wondering when your life gets to happen.
I get it. I’ve coached dozens of high-performers just like you — people with vision, drive, and deep integrity — who are quietly drowning under their own success.
What changed the game for me (and them) wasn’t another time management hack. It was learning to think clearly in chaos. And few philosophies deliver clearer thinking under pressure than Stoicism.
The Stoics were ancient warriors of the mind. They believed in living with wisdom, courage, self-discipline, and justice — especially when life gets hard.
What follows are 15 rules I’ve internalized over years of coaching, struggle, and practice. Each one can help you step out of The Chaos Loop and into what I call The Executive Edge Life — where you control your time, think clearly, and lead with calm precision.
