by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 25, 2022 | Health, Writing
One retrospective benefit of my progressive hip arthritis and the first few weeks of my subsequent hip replacement? It was a good reminder of what it felt like to be physically vulnerable—something I haven’t had to contend with since my “being-bullied-days” of junior...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 24, 2022 | Writing
Tools matter. Tools matter for writing. And one of the most important writing tools? The keyboard. A 50,000-word novel, if you consider spacing, editing and rewriting requires at least one-million keystrokes. That’s a lot of finger-work! For example, I recently...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 23, 2022 | Digital Platforms, Writing
I am beginning to get a handle on what I want to do for a platform change. I am moving towards the idea of changing my daily blog to a weekly blog, going much deeper into tools for physician-writers. This may involve a weekly podcast, concurrent LinkedIn posts, and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 22, 2022 | Writing
In mountain climbing, are false summits. These are the ridges that seem to rise out of nowhere at the end of the climb which the climber falsely believes to be the actual summit, only to be disappointed when. after reaching it, to realize the hard part—the crux of the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 21, 2022 | Twitter
Sometimes simple tools can be the best tools. Lately, I’ve been using Twitter’s Bookmark function more frequently. Specifically, I am using it to capture content around one specific business topic I need to understand more deeply. It’s now become a critical part of my...
