by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Big Data, EHR
I am not necessarily opposed to a healthcare institution acquiring high volumes of data from my electronic health record (EHR), even without my explicit consent. Data harvesting often results in public health benefits and sometimes results in patient population...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Stress
For me, stress is the enemy of creativity. For example, in preparation for my tax visit in two weeks, I discovered a significant error on my bank’s tax form (it didn’t list several significant tax transactions). I believed this was going to be a hassle to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
About two years ago, my 4-month old kitten Roo used to play “fetch.” I threw my wife’s ponytail hairband down the hallway, and Roo would run after it, put it in his mouth, and bring it back to me. We played this game dozens and dozens of times. But after about a month...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Philosophy
Here is Kant’s “Togetherness Principle”: Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.Kant Although this is usually considered part of Kant’s theory of cognitive dualism about sensibility and understanding, I think it also has something to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
When I used to run marathons and half-marathons, I performed 4-5 periodic self-checks during the race. I would start from my toes and feet, making sure the shoes felt right, I didn’t have any injuries in my feet, and I wasn’t developing blisters. I would then...
