Deric Hollings
Civic Duty
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Thinking about civic matters During the buildup to the 2022 midterm election cycle I encountered a...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 12, 202216 min read
Magic Beans Forgiveness
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Jack and the Beanstalk When I was a child I enjoyed the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. As is the...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Holding a Fairy in Your Hands
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine holding a fairy in your hands. For the sake of this post, let’s call her Noi Sulli (noy-soolee), or simply Noi. How...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20226 min read
Labeling
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I recall growing up with access to a handheld label maker. Admittedly, it was a mistake for others to...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20228 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...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 9, 20223 min read
The ABC Model
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I teach clients about how their minds impact...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 8, 202213 min read
Information Overload
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, Getty Images, fair use Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation One of the critiques about my blog...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20227 min read
Personal Ownership
[DISCLAIMER] REBT When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use psychoeducation to teach clients about how their minds...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 5, 202213 min read
Red Wave
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I often tell people that I’m not the best source for accurate predictions. I’m not a...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 4, 202212 min read
Human Fallibility
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Freeman Dyson quote and REBT The late theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson once stated: “The public...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 2, 20229 min read
The Critical A
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **It may be unhealthy to inhale copium. Getting high on your own supply may not be helpful.**...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 2, 20226 min read
The Formula
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The D.O.C. One of my favorite members of N.W.A was The D.O.C., whose 1989 album No One Can Do It...
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Deric Hollings
Nov 1, 20225 min read
Repost: Time, Distance, Shielding
**This is a repost of a blog entry originally posted to this blog site 2020. I removed the blog for reasons not discussed herein....
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Deric Hollings
Nov 1, 20226 min read
Self-disturbance
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use How disturbing! In 2011, a meme was created that featured a man riding a bicycle and who crashed...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 31, 20227 min read
Demandingness
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use There is no spoon Though I maintain that any franchise content following the first instalment of The...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 30, 202216 min read
Luv(sic)
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist, fair use Nujabes and REBT During his lifetime, one of my favorite chillhop producers was Jun Seba,...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 28, 202215 min read
Redirecting Lightning
[DISCLAIMER] **Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series spoiler alert** Photo credit, fair use Introduction I recently spoke with...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 26, 202211 min read
How to Rob
[DISCLAIMER] Unique Disclaimer: The organization, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this blog entry are fictitious—unless...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 25, 20229 min read
Yay
[DISCLAIMER] Yesterday, I listened to an episode of Lex Fridman’s podcast that featured Kanye West. While there were many topics worth...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 24, 202214 min read
Chosen Suffering
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Anecdotes I used to work with a Marine veteran who ran 100-mile endurance runs, sometimes in a desert...
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