by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
Since the 1980s, when I earned my advanced degree in Physics, I’ve struggled with understanding the concept of causation, and thirty years as a physician hasn’t helped. I’ve decided to crack this philosophical nut in 2022, so I just pulled the Amazon trigger and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing Habits
As I work on my second year of daily blogging ( I am quickly approaching 400 consecutive days!), I’m occasionally asked how much time I spend each day on blogging. A good question. And the answer? From the blog post’s conception to its first rough draft, a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Twitter, Twitter Lists
I am part of two Twitter communities: the healthcare community and the writing community. In the past, my Twitter focus has been on the healthcare side. But now, being fully committed to my ikigai pivot from healthcare to writing, I have decided to shift my Twitter...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
The Sirens bewitch everybody who approaches them. There is no homecoming for the man who draws near them unawares…For with their high clear song the Sirens bewitch him, as they sit there in a meadow piled high with the mouldering skeletons of men, whose withered skin...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Book Reviews, Ikigai
Some books are meant to be read hard and fast, in just one sitting. Here’s the book I am reading now: Cogwheels of the Mind—The Story of Venn Diagrams, written by the mathematician A.W.F. Edwards. It’s only 94 pages long, packed full of both lovely graphics and...
