About Self.exe

Self.exe is a personal operating system created by Wyatt Mercer. It brings together the wisdom of Stoic philosophers, warrior strategists, and practical thinkers into a single framework for designing a deliberate life.

The book exists because these lessons weren’t together when the author needed them. The insights about identity were in one place. The lessons about wealth were in another. Discipline, relationships, resilience — all scattered across books and experiences that took years to connect. Self.exe puts it all in one place as a working system.

What’s Inside

Self.exe is a 9-chapter framework covering identity, daily structure, wealth building, physical discipline, relationships, resilience, and continuous growth. Every chapter includes exercises you write in directly. This isn’t a book you read once — it’s a system you install and return to.

The Influences

The framework draws from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Miyamoto Musashi, George S. Clason, Viktor Frankl, Lao Tzu, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, James Allen, and Kahlil Gibran.

About the Author

Wyatt Mercer built Self.exe after years of reading, experimenting, failing, and rebuilding. The framework is the system he wished existed when he needed it most.