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Entitlement
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , “A gratuity (often called a tip ) is a sum of money customarily given by a customer to certain...
Deric Hollings
Sep 816 min read
Rational Versus Irrational Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my relatively brief stint as a DJ of electronic dance music (EDM), I mixed a track by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 1311 min read
What Does It Matter?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on the practice of unconditional acceptance (UA), one of the two...
Deric Hollings
Jul 109 min read
Is That What You're Upset About?
[ DISCLAIMER ] They Didn’t Care About Us Growing up, I learned that many Italians apparently didn’t care much for black people. Being...
Deric Hollings
Jun 2310 min read
Irreverent Communication: Use of Sarcasm, Snark, and Cynicism
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), property of Walt Disney Feature Animation, fair use There’s a scene in the film The Little...
Deric Hollings
May 187 min read
Eff the Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Logic and Reason When providing psychoeducational lessons to clients on Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
May 1610 min read
Metaphorical Disputes
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I tend to confuse metaphors, analogies, and similes. How about you? Do you know the difference?...
Deric Hollings
Mar 86 min read
Nobody Owes You
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan between 1997 and 1999, military police (MP) personnel were...
Deric Hollings
Jan 178 min read
'Bout That Action
[DISCLAIMER] I recall years ago when having a discussion with a client about activism, the individual expressed surprise when I didn’t...
Deric Hollings
Mar 5, 20248 min read
Cognitive Reframing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Gary Larson, fair use Do you ever have days in which you experience some undesirable event and...
Deric Hollings
May 15, 20238 min read
Cultural Appropriation
[DISCLAIMER] REBT Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which uses the ABC Model, I remain mindful of the fact that a...
Deric Hollings
May 13, 202311 min read
Provocation
[DISCLAIMER] So-called “dumpster defenders” Since 2018, I’ve paid attention to the case concerning Johnnie Miller of Abilene who was...
Deric Hollings
Feb 4, 202322 min read
Book Covers
[DISCLAIMER] Book covers In 2015, lyricist Oddisee released an album entitled The Good Fight that featured a track called “Book Covers”...
Deric Hollings
Jan 27, 20237 min read
Refutation of Representation
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use What is representation? I’ve recently heard a lot about representation and why it matters to some...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20229 min read
Acting As If
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I recently listened to a Lex Fridman podcast episode featuring Ray Kurzweil who is said...
Deric Hollings
Sep 21, 202213 min read
The Elegant Solution
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use ABC Model One Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) technique discussed less frequently within my...
Deric Hollings
Sep 19, 202212 min read
Wild Out
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Brief Background on LOX I recently had a conversation with someone concerning my approach to Rational...
Deric Hollings
Sep 16, 202240 min read
"Some people did something."
[DISCLAIMER] Purpose I typically do not find value in memorializing catastrophe. Still, I’m aware that others do. Being that today marks...
Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 202217 min read
Iss-ME vs. Iss-YOU
[DISCLAIMER] In my youth, I learned a concept from my dad that has served me well throughout life. As well, it’s a technique I use with...
Deric Hollings
Aug 31, 20225 min read
AntiFACTser: A Pandemic of the UnFACTsinated
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Unique Disclaimer First things first, I’m apolitical. I’m not a Republican, on the Right, a...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 202218 min read
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