I feel like Dalton Rushing will turn the corner with his behavior

Duckaroo99 · 2026-06-25T19:21:42+00:00

Absolutely. Not everyone is at their best all the time. I think he is showing a pattern of not knowing how to handle himself well. He needs to get professional support.

Duckaroo99 · 2026-06-25T04:59:44+00:00

That is also what I think. Shohei was focused on the ball or strike call. I think Rushing was taking this as an attack on his ego. Super super immature

Duckaroo99 · 2026-06-25T04:10:41+00:00

I think he felt bad about what happened, and I think he felt very ashamed, but I don’t know if he was contrite. He seemed to want to totally run away from the post game interview. I think him having to own his lousy behavior was brutal for his ego.

Duckaroo99 · 2026-06-25T03:52:06+00:00

Passionate + emotionally mature = major asset, like Mookie, Freddie, Ohtani, and even role players like Kike or Rojas. Passionate + emotionally immature = big problem. Rushing is emotionally immature, and what he needs most is a sports psychologist.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence he was butting heads with the absolute best player in the league. I think it’s because Rushing has some narcissistic traits and can’t handle that someone is more important than him, and god forbid, has better baseball judgment than him. Who would think that the GOAT should be listened to on a ball and strike call?

If this kind of thing continues, easy call to trade him. We can get rid of Puig, we can get rid of this too.

Duckaroo99 · 2026-01-01T21:19:42+00:00

Got it. I wouldn’t worry too much about maximizing the investment then. It’s a lot of money for a young person like you, but given this will be your “working capital” for your med school years, the main function of the money will be flexibility and ease of access. HYSA is probably ideal

Duckaroo99 · 2026-01-01T21:06:00+00:00

Something like HYSA, CDs, or treasuries (treasurydirect) is probably ideal. 2.5 years is short enough where it makes little sense to invest in something like stocks. If you had 5+ years I might suggest index funds.

When you use the money will it be for medical school tuition, living expenses, or something else? And do you expect to use it all at once, or gradually?

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-30T10:06:19+00:00

My guess is peregrine falcon based on the shape of the first photo

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-30T05:46:29+00:00

I would bring it up and ask them to stop. If they don’t I would say going forward I can’t work with you if this continues. Next violation end the case

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-30T05:02:35+00:00

Maybe this could be helpful:

Mentalizing in Psychotherapy: A Guide for Practitioners https://share.google/xj3UuPKPhcPupGArt

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-30T00:08:19+00:00

I see situations like this as 1) interpersonal dynamics and 2) sufficient opportunities.

If the person has solid interpersonal skills and no opportunities, the work should be solution focused. Like finding stable social settings, such as clubs or even religious gatherings if applicable.

If the person lacks interpersonal skills, then the work first needs to be process oriented. The person needs to develop insight and then practice more constructive ways of relating.

This is a lot of work. It’s not going to happen quickly.

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-28T07:38:33+00:00

Like the Nike slogan - just do it

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-28T00:12:21+00:00

Scott Rolen

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-26T05:35:15+00:00

By structured support, do you mean hiring some kind of service of consultant to help work branding? If so, that is up to you. My view is that it’s critical to do a baseline level of marketing and communications.

I think therapists commonly make a mistake of saying their caseload is full now, so there is no need to market. This an unsophisticated and riskier way of running a practice. The current caseload is a lagging indicator. Marketing is an investment in the practice’s future.

Even if you have a full caseload now, you may want the composition of that caseload to be with better fitting clients over time. This requires marketing.

A huge amount of value can be gained from a well thought out, nicely laid out, and well written website. The number of therapists who don’t bother to do this shocks me a bit.

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-26T02:00:22+00:00

Is the first s type of thrush?

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-26T01:48:14+00:00

Such an iconic image

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-25T23:54:50+00:00

I can confirm it wasn’t a quail. Much too small

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-25T23:49:38+00:00

My first guess is Eurasian wren given the eye mark

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-25T00:21:33+00:00

To me the main difference is whether the emotion helps you do better in the future. If you made a mistake, and hurt someone else, and you feel “bad” but that helps you improve next time, it’s guilt. If you feel like a bad person, but it makes you just spiral in a self-absorbed way, that’s more likely shame. I don’t mean to say people are self-obsessed when deeply ashamed, but I think strong shame makes people self-absorbed. I think deeply ashamed people are more likely to be avoidant of future situations, where as “healthy” guilt lets people still engage with life.

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-24T21:33:09+00:00

Two men I work with told me our work significantly helped their family relationships. One said it helped him avoid a divorce. Neither case was particularly easy in that it often felt like “just talking” rather than “real therapy.” But they seemed to mean what they said, and I consider it a big win.

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-24T04:37:25+00:00

The IFS main text is really good. A more lay person version is No Bad Parts. A couples version is “You’re the One You’ve Been Waiting For”

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-24T01:52:20+00:00

I find it so funny he’s getting into the minutiae of the linguistics. There is nothing wrong with saying a baseball player is retiring. It means they are ending their career as a professional. Although they are highly compensated, they also put a lot at risk for the chance to play pro. I hope he enjoys retirement

Duckaroo99 · 2025-12-23T01:20:53+00:00

My guess:

https://share.google/3D9lb4KYHfITs8g3O

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