91. Think progress, not perfection.92. “Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’” — <a href="https://dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/">Marcus Aurelius</a>93. Lighten up. Relax. (Whatever it is, you’re probably taking it too seriously.)94. Focus on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCKitUrS-K/">what you can control</a>.95. Wrap up each day as if it were the end of your life.96. Live an interesting life.97. Value <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8MpPU7pGr8">the Four Virtues</a>.98. <a href="https://geni.us/xAL3S8">The obstacle is the way</a>.99. <a href="https://geni.us/rBoWhMy">Ego is the enemy</a>.100. <a href="https://geni.us/jlgUwk8">Stillness is the key</a>.

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71. <a href="https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2015/07/heres-your-productivity-hack-go-the-fck-to-sleep/">Go the f*ck to sleep</a>.72. “Always say less than necessary.” — Robert Greene73. Never take a phone call sitting down. Go outside and go for a walk.74. Champion other people’s work.75. Make commitments.76. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ldeygJpnP4">Animals make life better</a>.77. “<a href="https://dailystoic.com/who-are-you-spending-time-with/">Associate with people who are likely to improve you</a>. Welcome those who you are capable of improving.” — Seneca78. See the beauty in the mundane.79. Print out good advice and put it right in front of your desk.80. Remember: Nobody is thinking about you.

Rules #71 - #80

11. Practice the <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/law-of-attraction/">law of action</a>, not attraction.12. Get up when you fall/fail.13. <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/marcus-aurelius-print">Prove your philosophy more than you talk about it</a> (and that’s not easy).14. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/hard-facts/">Don’t argue with reality (facts) you don’t like</a>.15. It’s not about routine but about <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/practice/">practices</a>.16. Follow the <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/career-advice/">canvas strategy</a>.17. Do a kindness each day.18. Every situation has <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/two-handles/">two handles</a>—choose to grab the “smooth handle.”19. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/autonomy/">Success = autonomy.</a>20. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFJfDMTvOCY">Pick up trash</a> when you see it.

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1. Wake up early.2. Ask: <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/a-radical-guide-to-spending-less-time-on-your-phone/">Am I using this technology, or is it using me?</a>3. Forget about outcomes—focus on making <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/all-you-need-are-a-few-small-wins-every-day/">a little progress every day</a>.4. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/to-everyone-who-asks-for-just-a-little-of-your-time-heres-what-it-costs-to-say-yes/">Say no</a> (a lot).5. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/read">Read something every day</a>.6. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/stop-watching-the-news/">Don’t watch television news</a>.7. Comparison = unhappiness8. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/journaling/">Journal</a>.9. Strenuous exercise every single day.10. Character is fate.

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31. Fuel <a href="https://dailystoic.com/we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do/">the habit bonfire</a>.32. Have a philosophy.33. <a href="https://forge.medium.com/why-you-should-study-philosophy-47c53fbc3205">Make time for philosophy</a>.33. Don’t just read—you must <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/read-to-lead/">read to lead</a>.34. Collect little sayings about how to live (<a href="https://ryanholiday.net/how-and-why-to-keep-a-commonplace-book/">keep a commonplace book</a>).35. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRshzaxbJnI&t=82s">Stop looking for shortcuts</a>. Do the work.36. Build an <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/why-everybody-needs-an-inner-citadel/">Inner Citadel</a>.37. Let it go—those who wrong you wrong themselves.38. Spend time with old people.39. When evaluating an opportunity, ask yourself: What will teach me the most?40. Purpose, not passion. (It is about something bigger than you.)

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41. Have kids.42. Read biographies—the best way to <a href="https://dailystoic.com/this-is-how-you-learn/">study the lives of the greats</a>.43. Don’t try to beat other people, try to be the only one doing what you’re doing.44. Know why you do what you do.45. Be strict with yourself and forgiving of others.46. <a href="https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/11/heres-why-i-wont-be-exploiting-my-kids-on-social-media/">Don’t post pictures of your kids on social</a>.47. Practice the art of <a href="https://dailystoic.com/premortem/">negative visualization</a>.48. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/who-are-you-spending-time-with/">Cut toxic people out of your life</a>.49. Before starting any project, have a <a href="https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/04/the-most-important-part-of-the-creative-process-that-everyone-misses-a-draw-down-period/">“draw-down period.”</a>50. “If you’ve been blessed, be a blessing.”

Rules #41 - #50

51. Don’t wait until later, do the thing now.52. No day without some <a href="https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/02/31-ways-to-get-more-deep-work-accomplished/">deep work</a>.53. Put yourself up for <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-each-morning/">review</a> (Interrogate yourself).54. Ask yourself: How does this action I’m about to take affect other people?55. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dont-take-the-money-dont-take-the-money/">Don’t take the money </a>(see “success = autonomy”).56. Always stay a student.57. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/contemptuous-expressions/">Break things down</a> to see what they really are.58. “If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.” — Nassim Taleb59. Undersell and overdeliver.60. You must <a href="https://dailystoic.com/you-must-tame-your-temper/">tame your temper</a>.

Rules #51 - #60

61. Never recline your seat on an airplane.62. Belief in yourself is overrated. Generate evidence.63. Never check the price on a book. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/the-one-purchase-that-pays-you-back/">Just buy it</a> if you think you’ll read it.64. Good things happen in <a href="https://medium.com/s/story/good-things-happen-in-book-stores-c446eae1e210">bookstores</a>.65. See what you can learn from every person you meet—even people you don’t like.66. Set a bedtime.67. A successful marriage is worth more than a successful career.68. “Go straight to the seat of intelligence.” — Marcus Aurelius69. Human being, not human doing.70. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/amor-fati/">Amor fati</a>.

Rules #61 - #70

81. Don’t just read books, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWdjuz-nNU">re-read books</a>.82. Make haste, slowly.83. Don’t talk about projects until you’re finished.84. Go into <a href="https://dailystoic.com/we-all-must-go-into-the-wilderness/">the wilderness</a>.85. Try to see opportunities where others see obstacles.86. <a href="https://medium.com/@RyanHoliday/how-good-do-you-want-to-be-9a2754fafd68">Inner scorecard</a> vs. outer scorecard.87. Have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRL_MGaI6lE&t=211s">unrelated hobbies</a>.88. You don’t solve problems by running away. Travel will not make you happy.89. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/seek-challenge/">Seek out challenges</a>.90. “Whenever you are offended, understand that you are complicit in taking offense.” — <a href="https://dailystoic.com/epictetus/">Epictetus</a>

Rules #81 - #90

21. If you want to be good and feel good, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4zGoRWXaaw">you have to do good</a>.22. Deliberately <a href="https://dailystoic.com/memento-mori/">think about death</a>. Every day, multiple times a day.23. “Trust the process.”24. Do your job well, because <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/how-you-do-anything/">how you do anything is how you do everything</a>.25. Always choose <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/will-you-choose-alive-time-or-dead-time/">“Alive Time.”</a>26. What’s a book that changed your life? is <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/this-question-will-change-your-reading-life/">a question you can ask to change your life</a>.27. Forget “quality time”; embrace <a href="https://dailydad.com/its-all-quality-time/">garbage time</a>.28. Do the verb, rather than being the noun.29. <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/benefits-of-walking/">Take walks</a>.30. The present is enough.

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