by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Philosophy, Writing
When studying Creativity—capital “C,” as opposed to her defanged cousin, the small “i” innovation—one will likely run across Nietzsche, which means considering his first major work, The Birth of Tragedy (TBOT). Now, in reference to writing, deep within TBOT (Section...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
An important visual reminder of who I am and what I do. “Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Physician Career, Social Media, Twitter, Writing
On Twitter, I am active in two Twitter communities: the medical community and the writing community. The hashtags which represent the medical community can be broad (ex. #medtwitter and #physician), disease-focused, (ex. #obesity and #diabetes), conference or...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Writing
For most of the things I purchase, I focus strictly on functionality and cost. But there are rare purchases that are important to me at the level of my ikigai—my purpose. And for these items, I always strive for quality. For me, these items include my Montblanc pens...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Philosophy
In a recent New York Review of Books article by Jake Bernstein (Loopholes for Kleptocrats, referencing the books American Kleptocracy: How the US Created the Worlds Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, by Casey Michel and The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires...
