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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Stoicism writ practical. This belongs on the shelf next to Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca. I'll be returning to this frequently.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Some really interesting arguments and details here on cbt. cbt seems to me a pushback on delusion, and an encouragement of the scientific method (ie test assumptions about your own mental health vs just assuming its hopeless). I do get the sense that Burns is particularly charismatic and was able to expand his theories because of the impact he has had, however some aspects I don't think will age very well due to oversimplification, but I imagine it was a huge leap forward at the time. It was also a lot longer than it had to be but I found it pretty interesting throughout.
Quotes
- "Self esteem can be defined as the state that exists when you are not arbitrarily haranguing and abusing yourself, but choose to fight back against those automatic thoughts with meaningful, rational responses....you don't have to get the river flowing, you just have to avoid damming it. Since only distortion can rob you of self esteem, this means that nothing in reality can take your sense of worth."
- "In my experience, the sense of teamwork and mutually respect is still the most important ingredient in successful treatment."
Quotes
- "Self esteem can be defined as the state that exists when you are not arbitrarily haranguing and abusing yourself, but choose to fight back against those automatic thoughts with meaningful, rational responses....you don't have to get the river flowing, you just have to avoid damming it. Since only distortion can rob you of self esteem, this means that nothing in reality can take your sense of worth."
- "In my experience, the sense of teamwork and mutually respect is still the most important ingredient in successful treatment."
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
Soft DNFing for now (but will probably forget about it entirely). This was purchased for me while working towards my masters in social work and now that I’ve been in the field for a decade it hasn’t been anything especially new or interesting and I just don’t feel like reading something this long if I’m not going to gain anything from it.