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You Actually Should Be Very Wary About Trusting Just Your Intuition

[DISCLAIMER] The Words We Use Matter: On Feelings When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage people to consider that the words we use matter. Now, I invite you to contemplate the rationale underlying this conclusion. Regarding my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite people to consider scripts which are rational (in accordance with both logic and reaso

Deric Hollings

Aug 1624 min read

Dumb Knowledge: Why Would You Choose to Simp?

[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 Seneca who stated, “Hecato says, ‘I can teach you a love potion made without any drugs, herbs, or special spell—if you would be loved, love’” (page 311)

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Jun 38 min read

Propaganda: War Machine

[ DISCLAIMER ] * War Machine (2026) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Roadshow Films and Netflix, fair use In Propagandizing to the Lazy , I stated, “I’ve observed a growing trend for just under a decade whereby some people spread misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation while relying on lazy individuals not to question the propaganda.” This matter involves rhetoric (the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasio

DEIA

Deric Hollings

Mar 89 min read

I Got It on Me: What Is That All About?

[ DISCLAIMER ] *Unique disclaimer: Nothing contained in this post is meant to serve as advice . Likewise, nothing expressed herein is intended to promote violence . Also, when reading this post, you’re invited to use personal responsibility and accountability regarding your personal perspective(s). When serving in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps (1996-2007), my primary military occupational specialty (MOS) was military police (MP). That low-tier federal law enforc

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Jan 2617 min read

Illogicality and Caveats

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use Imagine that I proposed “if I take a shower, then I’ll have toast.” What may you think about this proposition? Does one event (i.e., taking a shower) consequently lead to the next (i.e., having toast)? Although this may seem like a nonsensical matter of consideration, I suggest that it isn’t. Of course, the imagined proposal of taking a shower being correlated with toast is nonsense (words or lang

Deric Hollings

Dec 12, 20256 min read