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Ash of Incense Falling: What Difference Does It Make?
[DISCLAIMER] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy, this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. The authors quote ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who stated, “We are like many pellets of incense falling on the same altar. Some collapse sooner, others later, but i
Deric Hollings
Jul 276 min read
Kno One: A Negative Evaluation - People Aren't Their Behavior
[ DISCLAIMER ] There was a time when I set out to write blog content regarding the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) book Creative Marriage (1961). However, I admittedly haven’t contributed many posts to it in a while, and perhaps won’t do so again (current post excluded). That’s because I don’t endorse “sucka shit,” as one source thusly describes this term, “Anything that is not acceptable or violates the G code . This includes snitching, switching up on your t
Deric Hollings
Apr 37 min read
I Must Do Well, or Else I Will Be Worthless
[ DISCLAIMER ] The late psychologist Albert Ellis , who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), formerly called Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), addressed the matter of self-downing (how people upset themselves with unhelpful beliefs about themselves) through use of a technique. REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not the o
Deric Hollings
Mar 95 min read
Splitting
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m fond of a number of artists who create music under the category of horrorcore (a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery). For instance, I appreciate the content of horrorcore rapper Novatore . On his album Masters of Morbid Creations (2022), Novatore released the song “ Split ” which was produced by C-Lance . On the chorus, the rapper states: Hyde and Jekyll , I keep the beast up i
Deric Hollings
Feb 178 min read
Glazing Tyranny
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman . The authors quote Roman Stoic philosopher Gaius Musonius Rufus who stated, “For I believe a good king is from the outset and by necessity a philosopher, and the philosopher is from the ou
Deric Hollings
Jan 196 min read
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