by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
We normally see personal creativity as a positive, and often it is. Consider one definition of create: Of a divine being or natural agency. To bring into being, cause to exist; esp. to produce where nothing was before.Oxford English Dictionary Who doesn’t want that...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
I am driving two-three hours to a small Writers Conference in Centralia Washington this weekend (Southwest Washington Writers Conference) over back-to-back days. Is it worth it? You bet. Apart from being a smaller conference—which has the advantage of a low...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
The verb pivot—first used in the mid 1800s‚is defined as follows: intransitive. To turn on, or as if on, a pivot; (Military) to swing round a central point during a manoeuvre. Also figurative: to depend on, to hinge on.Oxford English Dictionary It was based on the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Reading
Say what you will. In terms of size, quality of paper, layout, portability, smell. weight, joy of being held I believe the books of the Loeb Classic Library are the vey best. The content’s pretty good too!
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
I see lots of Twitter nonsense online that I find offensive. Yet I do my very best not to “angry-tweet” in response. Why? Because it’s both emotionally draining and ineffective and it just winds me up. Heck, angry-tweeting is nearly a form of...