by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
I mentioned in a recent tweet that I loved saving time, or, more specifically, and in the language of emoji, I 💙 saving ⏱! But I can’t save time, can I? All I can do is free up time for doing something (or doing nothing) else. At least for us humans, time only exists...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy
At 6 a.m. Seattle time, with a french-pressed coffee in hand, I recently took a taster lecture from London’s New College of the Humanities via Zoom. The whole experience lasted less than an hour, and involved the following: An introduction to the graduate...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
My wife and I recently had our kitchen pendant lights replaced by an electrician, and I had the opportunity to see and hear a master-craftsman at work. (See the end result in the photograph above.) The electrician, who appeared to be in his mid-fifties, was teaching...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Lily pads, rain dropsTwo friends—a morning visitChatting with ripples. Although the photo of the lily is overexposed, I like how the rain drops are creating ripples, all of which will soon hit the lily. Of note, the lily is dependent on the rain; the reverse is not...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I have two writing muses. One is Yoda: “No. Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”Yoda. Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back Here’s a link to the best scene in Star Wars.
