by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Philosophy
Here’s a clue to discovering your ikigai. When you wake up at 5 a.m. on a cold winter morning, and then you leap out of bed, start your cup of coffee, and deep-read a book with a pencil in hand, I can guarantee the subject of that book has something to do with...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
Curious cats and jigsaw puzzles are never a good fit. To live a creative life, I do think it’s important to stretch myself and to try different things. But (and like I should have with my cat during my recent jigsaw puzzling-time!) it’s equally important to respect my...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Politics, Writing, Writing Habits
It’s important as an informed citizen to be aware of our country’s foreign policy decisions, and that does require an awareness of the military actions of our allies, our adversaries, and ourselves. But this does not mean being glued to “War TV” every...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Blogging
The most important blog I wrote in February 2022 is The Personal Data Big Healthcare Wants From Job Applicants. We seriously underestimate how much corporations—including healthcare corporations—see us as data sources. We also underestimate their unshakable belief...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
I recently wanted a documentary called Nose which is about the perfumer for Christian Dior, Francois Demachy. He is interesting on several levels, but the quality I found most remarkable was his sense of curiosity. Despite being at the top of his field, he is curious...
