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Innovation and Shutting The Door

Innovation and Shutting The Door

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing Habits

I believe that innovation (what I like to define as creativity engineering) benefits from collaboration, diversity, and serendipitous engagement. But another thing innovation needs? Periodic separation and quiet. Alone time. Thinking time. Silence. Open doors are...
My Most Important Weekly Thing: Prioritization

My Most Important Weekly Thing: Prioritization

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Habit, Writing Habits

For the past decade, every Sunday Morning (with rare exceptions) I spend 1-2 hours doing what I and David Allen (of Getting Things Done fame) call The Weekly Review. A lot gets done in this review. I do some light things (such as reviewing my weekly affirmations),...
Blog Short

Blog Short

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing

Blog posts don’t have to be long to be effective.
My Third Most Important Day of 2021

My Third Most Important Day of 2021

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health

October 25th, 2021 was my third most important day of the year—not just as a physician, but also (and more importantly) as a husband and a citizen.
My Daily Blogging: Mindless (Mostly) Work + Creative Work

My Daily Blogging: Mindless (Mostly) Work + Creative Work

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Creativity, Writing

The creative part of blogging is choosing the subject, writing the piece, and selecting a photo. Everything else is mindless. Creative: Choose the topicCreative: Write the rough draft of the blog post on Ulysses.Mindless: Spell check the post on Grammarly.Mindless:...
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