by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
We normally think of tension as a bad thing. It certainly can be in the material science world, especially when the tension exceeds the breaking point of a material. It also can be problematic in the biological domain—after all, no one wants to have hyperTENSION. But...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
As I write this post, it’s 4 a.m. in the morning in Seattle. I’m in between real-time Wittgenstein lectures which I am taking through a live-stream from Oxford, England. (It’s 12 noon there, and everyone is probably having a cup of tea and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing
This Japanese-style tea house is one place I go to write. It’s located in the Bellevue Botanical Gardens—always open, well-covered, and dry. But here’s one odd thing. I can only write short blog posts here—not poetry, not non-fiction (other than blog...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am disciplined and I have a consistent morning routine. But this morning I woke up and broke my routine. I sat down at my iMac and I immediately wrote and scheduled 4 blog posts (5 including this one). Why did I do this? Because—apart from my wife and cat (who...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Do or do not. There is no try.Yoda Reading about writing is great. Researching for writing is fine. And going to writer’s conferences is fun. But we all know is the key to becoming a good, productive writer is to sit down at the keyboard and write....
