by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Philosophy
One downside of reading Nietzsche is that it makes me take stock of my creative architecture, especially in regards to the balance and conflict of its two hemispheres: The Apolline and the Dionysiac. For Nietzsche, Apollo represents moderation, sculpture, illusion,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
My dream is to write a definitive book on the need for a deontological ethics of artificial intelligence use in healthcare. But that requires an understanding of healthcare, which requires a definition of health. This means I need to understand what a good definition...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
I’m an advocate for specifically writing down, saving, and consistently reviewing important goals and objectives. For example, I have what I believe to be my life’s purpose written down. I review it once a week, comparing it with my current projects list....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Several years ago, I earned an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan in Boston. After I completed the final course, I treated myself to a comfortable MIT sweatshirt, now one of my (and my cat’s!) favorite go-to items of clothing. But actually,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
This month, I am re-reading Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy (TBOT). As I have discussed before in my blog post Considering How I Read to Help Inform How I Write, I physically read different books differently. But it now occurs to me that when I deep-read a book, as I...
