by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
Having “The Great Idea”—and then implementing it—is a wonderful thing, and I think it is, in theory, the best way to achieve huge success. The downside, of course, is that truly great ideas are rare, and the ability to implement them is even rarer. Therefore, as a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Social Media, Social Media Ethics
I don’t drink and drive. Ever. And I go to extreme lengths not to do so. For example, if I am going to the symphony and I think I may want to have a single glass of white wine at intermission, I will either: Arrange for a town carTake a taxi or Uber (both ways)Spend...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
Here’s a link to some high-tech pivot success stories, including Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest: What is a Pivot? Top 10 Best Tech Startup Pivots Case Study. Certainly these were successful pivots. And certainly within high-tech there are many more undocumented pivot...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing
Here’s one of my favorite places to blog: in my car, waiting for my wife as she runs an errand. Granted, my car isn’t a great place for experiencing the deep creativity I need for writing fiction or the focused organization I need for writing non-fiction or the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Editing, Photography, Writing
In my photography journey, I mostly create black and white photographs. My editing approach for these photographs is as follows: Take the initial photograph in color at the highest pixel densityDo a rough cropConvert to black and white using an auto settingPlay with...