by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
For me, a good argument—one which I will grow from—requires three things:
Being with someone I know well and respectBeing about a subject I care aboutBeing in a private place The last reason is why I choose not to argue on...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
Before I engage someone on Twitter, I try to put them into one of three Twitter groups: givers, neutrals, and bullies. The first group, the givers, are rare. These tweeters are consistently putting out helpful content and amplifying others in a positive way. The...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
Twitter can be problematic, but let me share one of its greatest strengths: its ability to translate and connect an “in real life” (IRL) connection in the digital domain. Here’s an example. Let’s say you attend an in-person writing conference, and you hear a literary...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing
I’ve used the writing software Scrivener for several years, and I am comfortable with most of it’s basic functions, but over the last week I did the tutorial again. Why? Not to learn how to use the software—I already know that—but instead to review how I think as I...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
In best-selling author James Patterson’s Masterclass on writing, he states that the key to success is passion plus habit. I agree. Passion acts as the emotional energy, but habit is the discipline that allows one to harness it. I am reasonably solid in both, but if I...