Michael Tremblay

Consultant | PhD Philosophy | Stoicism | Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belt. Co-founder of @stoameditation | The Stoa letter:

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The Stoa Letter (https://t.co/n2LKfufKEV) is a free resource for learning about Stoicism, 3x a week.

Each letter contains:
📚 1 Stoic concept explained
🏹 1 Action to practice that day to become more Stoic
🔗 3 links to resources we've found interesting

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BJJ tournaments are intimidating. I chatted with @calebmontiveros about his experience competing for the first time as a white belt, and how we can apply Stoicism to high stress situations.

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New Stoa Conversation

@calebmontiveros and @_MikeTremblay talk about Caleb’s first martial arts BJJ competition. It was a good stress test for Stoic ideas. They talk about what works, what doesn’t, and how to use Stoicism in high-pressure situations.

https://t.co/trFANtA7rU

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@trendsettercase Congrats! That’s awesome!

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@_MikeTremblay helped me understand the Stoic conception of God in this clip from the podcast. We compare and contrast the Christian and Stoic conception of The Logos:
https://t.co/MyMSczG99W

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@EraOfFighters Thanks for sharing! Glad it was interesting to you.

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Happy new year.

Relive your favorite philosophical moments with @calebmontiveros and @_MikeTremblay as they share the key insights from the year and shoutout guests.

https://t.co/JJpUwxGGpF

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Want to deep dive into the Stoic idea of the dichotomy of control, what is it, and how to apply it?

I am hosting a free workshop January 3rd (register below) on the topic. Really looking forward to it.

https://t.co/XDzkLjjXl2

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Interested in applying some Stoicism to 2024? To kick-off the new year I'll be hosting a free workshop on the dichotomy of control.

Join me for an hour discussion on how to understand and apply the difference between what is up to you and not.

https://t.co/MrWx058gY3

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Some really kind words from a participant in our Stoicism course. Next cohort is January!

[Caleb Ontiveros @calebmontiveros]

Always means a lot to get feedback like this

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@stoameditation @beehiiv Awesome!

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Today marks Episode 100 for the Stoa Conversations podcast! Thank you so much to everyone who has joined @calebmontiveros and myself, and all the great guests over the last year.

Looking forward to improving further and making even better episodes for all of you next year.

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@marcusarvan Thanks Marcus (and great blog!).

So in a tweet summary challenge, ought claims are reducible from certain kinds of is claims about psychological states, social and cultural norms, and relationships?

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Does contemporary philosophy have any compelling solutions to the “Is/ought” gap in ethics? (That no descriptive statements can generate normative claims without a jump in reasoning). Did we ever solve that one?

It definitely still bugs me.

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@Trent_STEMpunk Thanks Trent! Could you share one or who you think writes best on this?

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@CroftSpeaks Thanks James! If you don’t mind me asking, What would be an example of something in the middle of this continuum and then far on the ‘ought’ side.

I understand either end but don’t really get what things in the messy middle would look like in this view.

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@SpeedWatkins This is interesting to me. Do you have an example of an ethical fact, and how we came about knowing it?

The appeal of getting ethical facts from non-ethical ones is that partly that non-ethical facts are easy to come by.

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@thomasmetcalf So we can get ought statements without playing the “is” game? And then we can talk about oughts all we want from there?

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@ntoniogoncalves How so?

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@mgsmithschedule Boo (emotional response)!

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What all of these exercises have in common, is that they are ways of training your perspective.

You don't need any equipment, or much training, to begin to practice them.

How we interpret the world is a key part of how we live, so we need to develop that skill intentionally.

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Stoicism is a philosophy that is meant to be practiced. Training your perspective changes your character.

Here are five of my favourite Stoic exercises explained:

1. Dichotomy of Control
2. Memento Mori
3. Praemeditatio Malorum
4. View from Above
5. Circumscribe the present

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5. Circumscribe the present: Let the past go, the future be, and focus on the present.

Real calm, the Stoics said, comes from an ability to be present in the moment.

As Seneca put it: "We suffer more in imagination than in reality".

Don't regret the past or fear the future.