by Matthew Rehrl MD | Book Reviews, Writing, Writing Habits
I just had the pleasure of completing Lisa Tener’s writing workbook The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day, and I would like to share some of my thoughts here. (Some background on how I know Ms. Tener. I first met her over 5 years ago...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
In my medical school days, while I was pursuing my ikigai, I had a good friend who was a financially successful oil investor. (He worked for himself, buying and selling oil wells.) Although most of our friendship revolved around playing darts and going to the local...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
I just completed a month Twitter-free—from the day before Thanksgiving through the day after Christmas. It went well, and I believe it helped me in three ways. First, it freed up significant time. Being active on Twitter does require periodic monitoring, especially if...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
Years ago, at my old healthcare organization, I watched and took notes on all of its 457 YouTube videos in preparation for a strategic marketing meeting about social media I did this for two reasons. First, to get a feel for my organization’s social media...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging
My favorite December post is Writing and Clarity, which I published on December 14th. Most of my project successes—and failures—are attributable to my clarity (or lack thereof) regarding a project’s objectives and how well these objectives overlap with my...