by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Philosophy
Everywhere we remain unfree and chained to technology, whether we passionately affirm or deny it. But we are delivered over to it in the worst possible way when we regard it as something neutral; for this conception of it, to which today we particularly like to pay...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | CoVid
Here’s a photo I took of the last plane I flew in, heading to a medical advisory board meeting for a healthcare digital startup in San Francisco. Now, take a close look at the wing. Thanks to my prior engineering and physics degrees, I have a pretty good feel...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Philosophy, Twitter, Twitter Ethics
For the past decade, every Sunday morning, I do a weekly review. It’s based on an organizational system called “Getting Things Done” (GTD) created by David Allen. During this weekly review, which is focused mostly on the nuts and bolts level of prioritizing individual...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Writing
If you want your writing to convey enjoyment, write about people you respect. Writing to destroy and to scandalize can be as destructive to the writer as it is to the subject.William Zinsser—On Writing Well I like this quote, and I like it even more if I edit it to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | CEOs on Twitter, Digital Platforms, Social Media
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”―...
