by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Digital Platforms, Photography
This week I have started a new photography class through a local college: Phone Photography Composition. It’s a two-hour-a-week Zoom class, with extensive use of a Flickr Group (in which we discuss and post our photos and have discussions with the instructor and the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Goals
Like the photo above, most creative decisions aren’t black and white. Most creative decisions are complex, nuanced, and grey. But the decision to commit to a project, to work hard, and to ship? That decision needs to be a yes or a no, black or white. A grey decision...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Habit, Writing Habits
For the past several years, one technique I have used to expand my creativity is to go out on what Julia Cameron refers to as an “Artist Date.” I’ve used various names for it (see my post from 2018: Going Out on an Innovation Date). Roughly, it’s going at once a week...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
No matter how powerful your idea is—even if one day it will be as powerful as a mighty dragon—it is easy to kill it at birth. Don’t kill your baby dragons!
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
Totem: figurative. A sign, symbol, or example; a guiding principle or value.—Oxford English Dictionary I have a set of desk totems. Every month or so, I pick out one to place next to my computer to help give me clarity around a problem or challenge I am experiencing....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Writing, Writing Habits
I have yet to find my writing voice, but I have found my photography voice. As my Flickr page shows, my best photos show me leaning sharply towards black and white photography and show me seeking bareness in my photos. I like sharp contrasts, deep shadows, and...
