Dare to Be Average!
One of the most unusual, attention-grabbing, and in my opinion, important chapter titles ever in a self-help book of this kind. But what on earth could be the reason for such a seemingly negative, almost “anti-American” sentiment? Originally posted 2013-04-29 18:16:46.
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker. If you read one book this year, read Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now. Please! Originally posted 2019-06-29 04:18:41.
Mindfulness. If you are looking for definition of mindfulness that 1. Most people agree on, 2. Makes sense if you have never practiced, 3. Can be stated in a few words, Forget it! . . . Sigh! Originally posted 2019-05-05 19:30:54.
This great quote that I have been sharing for years is NOT by the legendary Bruce Lee, or by anyone elese we can identify! Click for the full story. You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing […]
Vote to get Guide to Rational Living on Kindle!
Please vote to get A Guide to Rational living published on Kindle! Originally posted 2018-12-04 05:37:40.
REBT vs. ACT ???
We have been discussing visualizing, specifically as it relates to “Scary Pictures” in Russ Harris’s wonderful, “Happiness Trap.” The individual says that he prefers ACT to REBT-CBT, but that he has difficulty visualizing and therefore difficulty applying the techniques in the “Scary Pictures” section of Russ’s book. Originally posted 2014-04-28 05:04:37.
General Semantics. If you are new to General Semantics (GS), you can save yourself from going down a rabbit hole by understanding that the word General doesn’t communicate much here, and, more importantly, the word Semantics is very misleading . . . Originally posted 2019-06-30 18:06:28.
Kumare, Scoundrel or Liberator ???
This is more about rational thinking in the larger sense than REBT per se. It illustrates in the most scandalous and amazing way human beings profound tendency to think, emote and behave gullibly, credulously and superstitiously. As Dr. Ellis ‘demurely’ said, “Humans are out of their fucking minds!” […]
Read 1984, please!
Yeah, yeah. We know. You read the novel 1984 in high school 40 years ago. You watched both the 1956 and 1984 major motion picture adaptations. Been there, done that. Oh, hum Yawn. If you are younger, maybe you see it as “old school,” Cold War, McCarthy Era propaganda. Nothing to see here, folks, beep-beep, […]