A guide to rational living
by Albert Ellis, Robert A. Harper · first published 1961
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…interesting because it's almost like a set of hacks for your mind. Two books in particular I'd recommend to anyone who might be interested: - "Feeling Good: the new mood therapy" by David Burns - "The guide to rational living" by Albert Ellis Somewhere on the web there's also a fascinating video of a talk between the Dalai Lama and Aaron T Beck (considered to be one of the founding fathers of cognitive therapy along with…
on “Depression May Be Foretold in How We Remember” ↗…suggest that you look at Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and start training yourself to aggressively fight any demons that might be haunting you. I highly recommend Ellis's book, "A Guide to Rational Living", which will train you in challenging your own self-defeating thoughts. Note that I don't mean this as a cure-all, but merely as one of the tools you (or anyone else!) should have in their life's toolbox.…
on “Ask HN: I'm 40 this year, and have depression. Any words of wisdom?” ↗Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, A Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis, Feeling Good by David Burns - changed the way I see and cope with things and people that used to "cause" me lots of stress in the past. Behave by Robert Sapolsky, The Social Animal by…
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗Although I have never been in a situation like yours, for me personally A Guide to Rational Living (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22673.A_New_Guide_to_Rat...) and meditation with the Waking up app helped tremendously.
on “Anxiety in product development” ↗Reading this reminded me of Ellis and Harper's concept of Core Irrational Beliefs, from their book "A Guide to Rational Living" (http://books.google.com/books?id=3JB9sLEV-SoC&dq=isbn:08...): "Everyone I meet must treat me just the way I like; otherwise, they are completely worthless!" The key, of course, is to recognize when…
on “Persuade xor Discover” ↗…reading about Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) specifically: How To Stubbornly Refuse To Make Yourself Miserable About Anything-yes, Anything! How to Keep People from Pushing Your Buttons A guide to rational Living
on “Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?” ↗