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Will You Go Willingly or Be Painfully Dragged?
[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, “The person who follows reason in all things will have both leisure and a readiness to act—they are at on
Deric Hollings
Aug 34 min read
Deus Vult: Yo, Holy Shit, He Dead
[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. Because I maintain that bad ideas deserved to be mocked, the current blogpost is intended to serve as mockery of Stoic appeals to claims which are unfalsifiable (not capable of being proved false)
Deric Hollings
Jun 287 min read
Conditional Reasoning: Unconditionally Accepting What Is
[DISCLAIMER] Logic and Reason I view many events through the proverbial lens of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Herein, I’ll provide a psychoeducational lesson that involves thinking and believing which is rational (in accordance with both logic and reason), or not (i.e., irrational), as it regards REBT. Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable, and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation o
Deric Hollings
Jun 2714 min read
Objective Reasoning: Truth About the Reality of Suicide
[DISCLAIMER] Personal Ownership I recently listened to an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast in which he discussed Theo Von’s purported issues with mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), as I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Before elaborating, it’s worth noting that when practicing REBT I use personal responsibility and accountability (collectively “ownership”). For better understanding, re
Deric Hollings
May 2122 min read
Put Reason to Use When Facing Troubles
[ 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 Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius who stated, “You’ve endured countless troubles—all from not letting your ruling reason do the work it was ma
Deric Hollings
Mar 164 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 16, 202510 min read
Syllogistic Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Disappointingly, I didn’t learn about logic and reason until I was well into adulthood. Perhaps had...
Deric Hollings
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Whatever!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Unique disclaimer I recently watched an episode of the Whatever Podcast and thought the verbal...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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