by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Here’s one of my favorite quotes from On Writing Well: Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly can write clearly, about anything at all.William Zinsser Whenever I get stuck on a writing project, it’s because I have lost clarity of thought. Think...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
Writing is very similar to mountain climbing in one way. You can read books about it, watch documentaries on it, and study its masters, but this is no substitute for actually putting yourself out there—at some risk to yourself, whether it’s physical or...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Writing, Writing Habits
I am just over one-third of the way through my Holidays Twitter-Sleep, which I’ve scheduled from Thanksgiving through Christmas. It’s going surprisingly well. For the first few days, I did have a desire to check my Twitter feed; I told myself it was to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
Although I believe the word ikigai—in the Japan of prior generations—is a nuanced concept encompassing life’s purpose and value, for better or worse, it has been transformed into a visual meme: a four-part, colorful Venn diagram. It’s now a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Mind, RAVEN
I have an odd habit. Whenever I buy a new book—such as Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish, shown above, which I am using for research in my RAVEN books—the first thing I do is open them up wide, take a deep sniff, and smell the fresh print on paper. But why? Well, we all...
