by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ten-Book Year
In 2019, Nepal-born British Climber Nirmal Purja climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in just over six months, well documented in the film 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible. As any mountain climber knows, climbing even one of these peaks in a lifetime...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am not a great writer. I am not even a good writer. But I have published a blog post every day for the past year. Therefore, I can say this with pride: I am a consistent writer. And that is an important step.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
One of my 2022 creative projects is to write about Nietzsche’s concept of health. I intend to work my way through his published works (roughly one book a month) and attempts to extract from each one how he approaches the idea of health. I hope that I can find a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
I continue to build up my reference book collection on the Ancient Greek language, with the recent addition of The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek. One of my dreams is to devote a year to learning Ancient Greek sufficiently well such that I can do a primary...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
My wife recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas. After a moment of reflection, I realized that I don’t want anything for Christmas. In terms of stuff, I have everything I need. And in terms of intangibles, I am wealthy beyond belief. So, all I want for Christmas...
