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Deric Hollings
May 10, 20244 min read
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
[DISCLAIMER] In 1988, legendary lyricist Big Daddy Kane released his first album entitled Long Live the Kane which featured the song...
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Deric Hollings
May 10, 20244 min read
Inferred Meaning
[DISCLAIMER] The word “infer” means to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises. For example, you observe smoke and infer fire. As...
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Deric Hollings
May 10, 20244 min read
MUSTur-Baby
[DISCLAIMER] During the final week of fifth grade, when attending Crawford Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, students were allowed...
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Deric Hollings
May 10, 20246 min read
Ignorance is Bliss
[DISCLAIMER] *The Matrix (1999) spoilers contained herein I recently had a conversation with someone who has chosen to pursue a path in...
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Deric Hollings
May 9, 20246 min read
Avoiding the Issue
[DISCLAIMER] According to one source, from February 2021 to October 2023, the United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security data...
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Deric Hollings
May 9, 20247 min read
Increasing Proficiency with Disputation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Does it ever seem as though your thoughts are bursting out of your head? How about this; do your...
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Deric Hollings
May 9, 20244 min read
Accident Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] According to one source: The fallacy of accident (also called destroying the exception or a dicto simpliciter ad dictum...
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Deric Hollings
May 9, 20243 min read
Appeal to Motive
[DISCLAIMER] I recall a historical discussion with a group of work colleagues during which I questioned whether or not focusing resources...
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Deric Hollings
May 8, 20247 min read
Alone
[DISCLAIMER] It’s a curious experience working with clients who are involved in intimate partner relationship issues when I’ve long since...
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Deric Hollings
May 8, 20246 min read
At What Point is it Just Getting High?
[DISCLAIMER] Years ago when collecting hours for clinical licensure, my supervisor wrote a blogpost on his site in reference to...
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Deric Hollings
May 8, 20247 min read
Resilience
[DISCLAIMER] During Marine recruit training at Camp Pendleton, California, I recall having succinctly conceptualized the experience of...
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Deric Hollings
May 7, 202410 min read
Are Immoral People Capable of Rational Thinking?
[DISCLAIMER] I enjoy consuming commentary, discourse, and debate through online platforms. As such dialogue ranges from timid to...
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Deric Hollings
May 6, 20245 min read
Self-Care
[DISCLAIMER] Aside from the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage clients to incorporate into their lives a...
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Deric Hollings
May 6, 20245 min read
Not Many
[DISCLAIMER] When in the Marine Corps, a hip hop aficionado and friend of mine, “PJ” from New Zealand, introduced me to the music of...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20245 min read
Give Them Flowers
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2019 album Set in Stone, rapper Termanology and producer Dame Grease released a song entitled “Give Them Flowers,”...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20244 min read
XY-Zone
[DISCLAIMER] When attending the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work (now “Steve Hicks School of Social Work”) in 2013, I...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20245 min read
Psychotherapist
[DISCLAIMER] After graduating with a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2011, I referred to myself as a “counselor.” However, I found that...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20245 min read
Search and Assess
[DISCLAIMER] One marksmanship technique that remained consistent across my training with the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy...
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Deric Hollings
May 5, 20247 min read
Belief in Knowing
[DISCLAIMER] One of my greatest challenges when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients is getting people to...
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Deric Hollings
May 4, 20249 min read
Turtles All the Way Down
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In the film The Master of Disguise (2002), secret agent Pistachio absurdly believes that the Turtle...
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