Matthew J. Van Natta

Practicing a Stoic outlook everyday. New episodes arrive slowly, but they do arrive! Matt is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism. he/him

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

Finally setting up an easy, one-stop spot for links to most of my accounts.
Link in bio. Also, right here. https://t.co/3mJUeKqNeL

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Tempus fugit, etc.

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

This could easily be an example leading into one of Epictetus's discourses

[Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy @philosopher70]

I've got a big favor to ask!
If you've ever taken an academic class in which they used my videos, please let me know with a comment on this video. Same for instructors who use my videos in their classes. I'm trying to get some sense of how they get used

https://t.co/m0qBUP0cLt

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

Massimo Pigliucci @mpigliucci wrote a great article in response to this comic talking about some of the worse forms of "bad stoicism":
https://t.co/gaILNtpg7k

Well worth the read.

[Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy @philosopher70]

Given the most recent misrepresentations of Stoicism that came out in the last few days, it might be time again to post this piece of reading recommendations for those who would like to actually understand what classic Stoics thought, taught, & lived by

https://t.co/lxSloK67dk

[Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy @philosopher70]

I gave this talk "10 Stoic Stumbling Blocks" at the online Stoicon-X Norway in 2021. A lot of people interested in Stoicism get in their own way!
A thread about the topic, running through the transcript of the talk, which you can find here https://t.co/pS60gj06rC

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

Foggy bike trip this morning. At points I had trouble seeing pedestrians that were on the same block as me. The fog was mixed with wildfire smoke, so I rode with a mask on again.

[IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ME @solomonmissouri]

Teaching women to be fearful to the point that they feel as if sex is mandatory in order to keep themselves safe … Will not improve the character of men

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

Good thread on methods that can help support mental resilience

[Carrie Poppy @CarriePoppyYES]

Cognitive reappraisal can rapidly and signficantly help you feel better during this pandemic. Your first reaction to this suggestion might be resentment; that's OK. This is still what works to help humans feel better. If you're ready, here's info: https://t.co/ty2MUeCB58

[Donald J. Robertson @DonJRobertson]

Someone just emailed me saying this article was the first thing they've read that really addresses how Stoic philosophy contradicts Jordan Peterson's writings and the problems Stoicism seems to highlight in his way of thinking, especially regarding anger.
https://t.co/xS2WrgSVZD

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

Wildfire smoke is moving into Portland and the wind is blowing pollen out of the trees so I was happy to have my @flo_mask while biking home from work.

[once and future wife geist @wife_geist]

trying to cheat on my philosophy final by texting my friend who took it last year: “hey man, how ought one to live”

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

@moonlitmurray I haven't, but I've heard good things.

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

In an upcoming book I used giving up a seat for someone in greater need as an example of basic decency but maybe I should have listed it as exceptional?

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

@moonlitmurray Yes. It's a series of daily meditations on Stoic concepts.

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

I haven't sent it off yet, but I just put the finishing touches on what will be my third book through Althea Press. It's taken all my after-work evenings and my weekends for quite a while, so it feels very good to be at a stage where time will open up again.

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

@burritoni Coming from a small town, mine would be This Town Isn't Big Enough For The Two Of Us.

[Matthew J. Van Natta @GoodFortunecast]

@GritnGlitter You're the amazing woman who gave it to me!

[MisterRogersQuotes @MisterRogersSay]

“I’m very concerned that our society is much more concerned with information than wonder, in noise rather than silence. How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.”